peculiarity
NounUS[pih-kyoo-lee-er-uh-tee]/pɪˌkjuliˈɛrəti/6 syllables
Synonyms:
distinctive featuredistinguishing characteristicspecialnessspecialtyspecialitydistinctivenesscuriocuriosityoddityoddmentrarity
Open English WordNet
Noun (3)peculiarities
- an odd or unusual characteristicSynonyms: distinctive featuredistinguishing characteristicType of feature, characteristicKinds calling card
- a distinguishing traitSynonyms: specialnessspecialtyspecialitydistinctivenessType of individuality, individualismKinds idiosyncrasy, foible
- something unusual — perhaps worthy of collectingSynonyms: curiocuriosityoddityoddmentrarityType of object, physical objectKinds collector's item, bric-a-brac, collectible
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Pe·cul′iar′i·ty (pē-kūl′yăr′ĭ-ty̆), noun; pl. Peculiarities (pē·kūl′wb-a2′>′yăr′wb-a1′>′ĭ·tĭz).
1. The quality or state of being peculiar; individuality; singularity. Jonathan Swift
2. That which is peculiar; a special and distinctive characteristic or habit; particularity.
The smallest peculiarity of temper or manner.— Thomas Babington Macaulay
3. Exclusive possession or right. obsolete Bp. Joseph Hall
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54