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- DictionaryEr·rant/ˈerənt/
adjective
- 1. erring or straying from the proper course or standards: formal, humorous "he could never forgive his daughter's errant ways"
- 2. traveling in search of adventure: archaic, literary "that same lady errant"
Errant means behaving wrongly, straying outside proper bounds, or traveling aimlessly. It comes from Anglo-French and Latin words for "to err" or "to travel". See synonyms, examples, and word history of errant.
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Errant means behaving wrongly in some way, especially by leaving home, or going in a wrong direction. Learn how to use this formal adjective with examples and translations in different languages.
Something or someone described as errant has gone astray or done wrong by going in an unexpected direction. An errant bird might end up in northern Canada while his friends fly to southern Mexico for the winter.
Errant definition: deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.. See examples of ERRANT used in a sentence.
Errant means behaving wrongly in some way, especially by leaving home, or going in a wrong direction. Learn how to use this formal adjective with examples and translations in different languages.
Errant means wandering, straying, or deviating from the right course. It can also mean roving or adventurous, especially in the phrase a knight-errant. See synonyms, pronunciation, examples, and word origin.
Errant means deviating from the proper course, straying, or moving aimlessly. It can also mean roving in search of adventure or sinning, offending, or wayward. See examples, translations, and related words.