deformite

Middle English

Alternative forms

• deformitee, deformyte, difformyte, difformytie, diformyte

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French deformite or its etymon Latin dēfōrmitās; equivalent to deformen +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛːfɔrmiˈteː/, /dɛːˈfɔrmiteː/, /di-/

Noun

deformite (plural deformites) (Late Middle English)

1. The state of being deformed or unattractive.
2. A deformity; a misshapen feature.
3. (by extension) Failure in morality or design.

Descendants

• English: deformity
• Middle Scots: deformite, difformite

References

• “dēfō̆rmitẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.