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peculiarity
pe·cu·li·ar·i·ty P0142600 (pĭ-kyo͞o′lē-ăr′ĭ-tē, -kyo͞ol-yăr′-)n. pl. pe·cu·li·ar·i·ties 1. The quality or state of being peculiar.2. A notable or distinctive feature or characteristic.3. An eccentricity; an idiosyncrasy.peculiarity (pɪˌkjuːlɪˈærɪtɪ) n, pl -ties1. a strange or unusual habit or characteristic2. a distinguishing trait, etc that is characteristic of a particular person; idiosyncrasy3. the state or quality of being peculiarpe•cu•li•ar•i•ty (pɪˌkyu liˈær ɪ ti, -kyulˈyær-) n., pl. -ties. 1. a trait, manner, characteristic, or habit that is odd or unusual. 2. oddity; singularity; eccentricity. 3. a distinguishing quality or characteristic. 4. the quality or condition of being peculiar. [1600–10; < Late Latin pecūliāritās. See peculiar, -ity] syn: See eccentricity. See also feature. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | peculiarity - an odd or unusual characteristicdistinctive feature, distinguishing characteristiccharacteristic, feature - a prominent attribute or aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics"calling card - a distinguishing characteristic or behavior; "bombs are a terrorist's calling cards" | | 2. | peculiarity - a distinguishing trait distinctiveness, specialness, specialty, specialityindividualism, individuality, individuation - the quality of being individual; "so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality"foible, idiosyncrasy, mannerism - a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual | | 3. | peculiarity - something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collectingcurio, curiosity, oddment, rarity, oddityobject, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"bric-a-brac, knickknackery, nicknack, whatnot, knickknack - miscellaneous curioscollectable, collectible - things considered to be worth collecting (not necessarily valuable or antique)collector's item, piece de resistance, showpiece - the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection |
peculiaritynoun1. oddity, abnormality, eccentricity, weirdness, queerness, bizarreness, freakishness the peculiarity of her behaviour2. quirk, caprice, mannerism, whimsy, foible, idiosyncrasy, odd trait He had many little peculiarities.3. characteristic, mark, feature, quality, property, attribute, trait, speciality, singularity, distinctiveness, particularity a strange peculiarity of the Soviet systempeculiaritynoun1. A distinctive element:attribute, character, characteristic, feature, mark, property, quality, savor, trait.2. Peculiar behavior:eccentricity, idiosyncrasy, quirk, quirkiness, singularity.Translationspeculiar (piˈkjuːljə) adjective1. strange; odd. peculiar behaviour. 奇怪的 奇怪的2. belonging to one person, place or thing in particular and to no other. customs peculiar to France. 特有的 特有的peˌculiˈarity (-ˈӕ-) – plural peˌculiˈarities – noun 獨特性,特質 独特性,特质 peˈculiarly adverb 獨特地 独特地 EncyclopediaSeepeculiarLegalSeePeculiarpeculiarity
Synonyms for peculiaritynoun odditySynonyms- oddity
- abnormality
- eccentricity
- weirdness
- queerness
- bizarreness
- freakishness
noun quirkSynonyms- quirk
- caprice
- mannerism
- whimsy
- foible
- idiosyncrasy
- odd trait
noun characteristicSynonyms- characteristic
- mark
- feature
- quality
- property
- attribute
- trait
- speciality
- singularity
- distinctiveness
- particularity
Synonyms for peculiaritynoun a distinctive elementSynonyms- attribute
- character
- characteristic
- feature
- mark
- property
- quality
- savor
- trait
noun peculiar behaviorSynonyms- eccentricity
- idiosyncrasy
- quirk
- quirkiness
- singularity
Synonyms for peculiaritynoun an odd or unusual characteristicSynonyms- distinctive feature
- distinguishing characteristic
Related Words- characteristic
- feature
- calling card
noun a distinguishing traitSynonyms- distinctiveness
- specialness
- specialty
- speciality
Related Words- individualism
- individuality
- individuation
- foible
- idiosyncrasy
- mannerism
noun something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collectingSynonyms- curio
- curiosity
- oddment
- rarity
- oddity
Related Words- object
- physical object
- bric-a-brac
- knickknackery
- nicknack
- whatnot
- knickknack
- collectable
- collectible
- collector's item
- piece de resistance
- showpiece
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