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   Er·rant

   /ˈerənt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. erring or straying from the proper course or standards: formal, humorous "he could never forgive his daughter's errant ways" Similar offendingguiltyculpablemisbehavingdelinquentlawlesslawbreakingcriminaltransgressingaberrantdevianterringsinningmischievousbadly behavedtroublesomedifficultunmanageableunrulydisobedientuncontrollableout of controlOpposite innocentwell behaved
   • ▪ (of a polychaete worm) of a predatory kind that moves about actively and is not confined to a tube or burrow.
   • 2. traveling in search of adventure: archaic, literary "that same lady errant" Similar travelingwanderingitinerantjourneyingramblingroamingrovingdriftingfloatingwayfaringvoyagingtouringperipateticunsettledrootlessrestlesson the moveon the goon the wingnomadicvagabondvagrantmigrantmigratorymigratingtransientdisplacedglobetrottingjet-settingOpposite sedentary

   Word Origin Middle English (in errant (sense 2)): errant (sense 1) from Latin errant- ‘erring’, from the verb errare; errant (sense 2) from Old French errant ‘traveling’, present participle of errer, from late Latin iterare ‘go on a journey’, from iter ‘journey’. Compare with arrant.

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   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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   What is the difference between Arrant and errant?

   • There's a good reason for the confusion: for a considerable time, they both meant the same thing. Both words have been used since the 14th century, and arrant, at least early in its life, simply was an alteration of errant. 'Errant' originally meant "traveling"—a "knight-errant" was a knight who traveled in search of adventure.

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   What is the meaning of errant in English?

   • stray, errant, misguided are the top translations of "errant" into English. Sample translated sentence: Tom a été mordu par un chien errant. ↔ Tom has been bitten by a stray dog. having gone astray [..] Tom a été mordu par un chien errant. Tom has been bitten by a stray dog. straying from the proper course or standard [..]

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   Where does errant come from?

   • Errant has a split history. It comes from Anglo-French, a language in which two confusingly similar verbs with identical spellings ("errer") coexisted. One errer meant "to err" and comes from the Latin errare, meaning "to wander" or "to err." The second errer meant "to travel," and traces to the Latin iter, meaning "road" or "journey."

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   What does errant child mean?

   • An "errant child" is one who misbehaves. (You might also see "arrant" occasionally - it's a word that originated as an alteration of "errant" and that usually means "extreme" or "shameless.") Recent Examples on the Web Several people were injured at a Fourth of July event in Utah after errant fireworks shot into the crowd, authorities said.

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4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishERRANT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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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.

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   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.

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   Errant definition: deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.. See examples of ERRANT used in a sentence.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › errantERRANT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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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.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishERRANT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.

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   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.