Peculiarity - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|pɪˌkjuːlɪˈærətɪ|
Brit.
|pɪˌkjuːlɪˈærɪtɪ|
noun
- an odd or unusual characteristic
- a distinguishing trait (syn: distinctiveness, speciality, specialty)
- something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting (syn: curio, curiosity, oddity, rarity)
- a distinguishing trait (syn: distinctiveness, speciality, specialty)
- something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting (syn: curio, curiosity, oddity, rarity)
Extra examples
It is a peculiarity of the house that there is no front door.
Scientists tried to explain some peculiarities in the results of the experiment.
The lack of a written constitution is a peculiarity of the British political system.
Margaret regarded her mother's peculiarities with a fond tolerance.
She was well aware of the peculiarity of her own situation.
It is a peculiarity of Asia that its regions are either very hot or very cold.
Word forms
noun
singular: peculiarity
plural: peculiarities
singular: peculiarity
plural: peculiarities
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