adjective

anomalous

ano·mal·ous 4 syllables

Deviating from the normal; marked by incongruity or contradiction; aberrant or abnormal.

Word facts

Part of speech adjective
Syllables 4
Letters 9
Starts with A

Definition of Anomalous

Deviating from the normal; marked by incongruity or contradiction; aberrant or abnormal.

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How many syllables does anomalous have?

Anomalous has 4 syllables: ano·mal·ous. The word is broken into 4 spoken beats.

What part of speech is anomalous?

Anomalous is used as a adjective. As an adjective, it describes or modifies a noun.

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Anomalous starts with the letter A. You can browse all words beginning with A on the Word Explorer A page, or use the Prefix Finder tool to search for words that begin with specific starting letters.

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Anomalous has 9 letters. It contains 4 syllables and starts with the letter A. In word games, letter count and syllable count can help narrow results when you know the word length.