Found 2 items, similar to Deformity.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: deformity deformity n 1: an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed [syn: malformation, misshapenness] 2: an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen; “there were distinguishing disfigurements on the suspect's back”; “suffering from facial disfiguration” [syn: disfigurement, disfiguration]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Deformity Deformity \De*form"i*ty\, n.; pl. Deformities. [L. deformitas, fr. deformis: cf. OF. deformet['e], deformit['e], F. difformit['e]. See Deform, v. & a., and cf. Disformity.] 1. The state of being deformed; want of proper form or symmetry; any unnatural form or shape; distortion; irregularity of shape or features; ugliness. [1913 Webster] To make an envious mountain on my back, Where sits deformity to mock my body. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Anything that destroys beauty, grace, or propriety; irregularity; absurdity; gross deviation from order or the established laws of propriety; as, deformity in an edifice; deformity of character. [1913 Webster] Confounded, that her Maker's eyes Should look so near upon her foul deformities. --Milton. [1913 Webster]