errant

ˈɛr.ənt

Definition

Definition of errant - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

movementwandering without a fixed direction

The errant knight roamed the countryside.

roving

straying

misbehavingbehaving wrongly or straying from accepted standards

The errant students were sent to the principal's office..

misbehaving

wayward

deviation

Rare

straying from the correct path or standard

Rare

The errant student was called to the principal's office.

deviant

straying

wandering

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Expressions with errant

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knight-errant

medieval knight seeking adventure and chivalry

The knight-errant rode through the forest in search of a dragon.

Origin of errant

Latin, errare (to wander)

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errantry

knightly conduct

the profession or actions of a knight errant

Examples of errant in a sentence

Her errant thoughts distracted her from work.
The errant knight roamed the countryside.
Her errant behavior worried her parents.
His errant behavior worried his parents.
The errant knight wandered through the forest.

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French:errant, égaré, ...
German:umherirrend, fehlgeleitet, ...
Italian:errante, sviato, ...
Spanish:errante, descarriado, ...
Portuguese:errante, desgarrado, ...
Chinese:流浪的, 不当的, ...
Japanese:さまよえる, 問題を起こした, ...
Arabic:شَارِد, سَيِّئ السُّلُوك, ...
Hebrew:תּוֹעֶה, סוֹרֵר, ...
Russian:странствующий, заблудший, ...
Ukrainian:мандрівний, неправильний, ...
Hindi:भटका हुआ, भ्रष्ट, ...
Bengali:অস্থির, অবাধ্য, ...
Catalan:errant, descarriat, ...
Czech:toulavý, neposlušný, ...
Danish:vildfaren, uopdragen, ...
Dutch:zwervend, afwijkend, ...
Greek:περιπλανώμενος, άτακτος, ...
Hungarian:kóbor, renitens, ...
Khmer:វង្វេងគ្មានទិសដៅ, ខុសវិន័យ, ...
Korean:방랑하는, 잘못된, ...
Persian:سرگردان, خطاکار, ...
Polish:błąkający się, niewłaściwy, ...
Portuguese (BR):errante, transgressor, ...
Romanian:rătăcitor, neascultător, ...
Swedish:vandrande, felande, ...
Thai:พเนจร, ที่ประพฤติผิด, ...
Turkish:başıboş, hatalı, ...
Vietnamese:lang thang, hư hỏng, ...

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