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   errant

   /ˈɛrənt/

   adjective

   • 1. erring or straying from the accepted course or standards: formal, humorous "an errant husband coming back from a night on the tiles" Similar offendingguiltyculpablemisbehavingdelinquentlawlesslawbreakingcriminaltransgressingaberrantdevianterringsinningmischievousbadly behavedtroublesomedifficultunmanageableunrulydisobedientuncontrollableout of controlOpposite innocentwell behaved
   • ▪ not in the right place; having moved from the correct position or course: "an errant strand of hair"
   • ▪ (of a polychaete worm) of a predatory kind that moves about actively and is not confined to a tube or burrow.
   • 2. travelling in search of adventure: archaic, literary "that same lady errant" Similar travellingwanderingitinerantjourneyingramblingroamingrovingdriftingfloatingwayfaringvoyagingtouringperipateticunsettledrootlessrestlesson 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 ‘travelling’, present participle of errer, from late Latin iterare ‘go on a journey’, from iter ‘journey’. Compare with arrant.

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   What is errant adjective?

   • Definition of errant adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary doing something that is wrong; not behaving in an acceptable way (figurative) She brushed an errant curl from her forehead. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.

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   What is the difference between Arrant and errant?

   • Both 'arrant' and 'errant' have a long history of usage, with 'arrant' being an alteration of 'errant' for a significant period. Originally, 'errant' meant "traveling" and was used for a 'knight-errant', a knight who traveled in search of adventure. However, the meanings of the two words have diverged over time.

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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 breeze mean?

   • 1. deviating from the regular or proper course. 2. traveling, esp. in quest of adventure; roving adventurously. 3. moving in an aimless or lightly changing manner: an errant breeze. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. 1. 2.

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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.

   • English (US)

     ERRANT meaning: 1. behaving wrongly in some way, especially...

   • Znaczenie Errant, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     ERRANT definicja: 1. behaving wrongly in some way,...

   • Traditional

     ERRANT translate: （尤指離家出走而）犯錯的，行爲不當的，出格的. Learn more in the...

   • Errant: Russian Translation

     ERRANT translate: нарушающий нормы поведения. Learn more in...

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     errant translate: zbłąkany. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     ERRANT translate: （尤指离家出走而）犯错的，行为不当的，出格的. Learn more in the...

   • Knight Errant

     KNIGHT ERRANT definition: 1. a medieval knight who travelled...

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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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   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 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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   Errant means unacceptable or wrong by other people, or wandering in search of adventure. Learn more about its origin, usage, and related terms from Collins English Dictionary.

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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.

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    errant is an adjective that means doing something wrong or not faithful. It is often used before a noun, such as an errant father or an errant husband.