Definitions For Heteroclite

Noun

HETEROCLITE (plural HETEROCLITEs) (grammar) An irregularly declined or inflected word. (linguistics) A word whose etymological roots come from distinct, different languages or language groups. A person who is unconventional; a maverick.

Synonyms

unconventional person free spirit, individualist, nonconformist; see also thesaurus:maverick

Adjective

(grammar) irregular, irregularly declined or inflected. (dated) Deviating from the ordinary rule; eccentric, abnormal.

Translations

Bulgarian: анормален, m French: anormal, hétéroclite German: Heteroklit, m Portuguese: heteróclito Spanish: heteróclito Bulgarian: неправилен French: hétéroclite

See also

eclectic

Etymology

{{root, en, ine-pro, *ḱley-}} From {{bor, en, LL., heteroclitus}}, from {{der, en, grc, ἑτερόκλιτος}}, from ἕτερος, t=other, another, different + κλίνω, t=lean, incline, the latter from {{der, en, ine-pro, *ḱley-}}.

Related terms

heteroclitic

Anagrams

heterotelic