peculiarity (noun)
1peculiarity — ► NOUN (pl. pecularities) 1) an unusual or distinctive feature or habit. 2) the state of being peculiar …
2peculiarity — noun 1) a legal peculiarity Syn: oddity, anomaly, abnormality 2) a physical peculiarity Syn: idiosyncrasy, mannerism, quirk, foible 3) one of the peculiarities of the city Syn …
3peculiarity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ individual ▪ local VERB + PECULIARITY ▪ have ▪ The area has a few local peculiarities. PREPOSITION …
4peculiarity — special characteristic, 1640s, from PECULIAR (Cf. peculiar) + ITY (Cf. ity). Noun meaning an oddity is attested by 1777. Related: Peculiarities …
5peculiarity — noun 1 (C) something that is a feature of only one particular place, person, or situation (+ of): The lack of a written constitution is a peculiarity of the British political system. 2 (C) a strange or unusual habit, quality etc: It took some… …
6peculiarity — noun (plural ties) Date: 1646 1. the quality or state of being peculiar 2. a distinguishing characteristic 3. oddity, quirk …
7peculiarity — noun a) The quality or state of being peculiar; individuality; singularity. b) That which is peculiar; a special and distinctive characteristic or habit; particularity …
8peculiarity — noun (plural peculiarities) 1》 an unusual or distinctive feature or habit. 2》 the state of being peculiar …
9peculiarity — UK [pɪˌkjuːlɪˈærətɪ] / US [pɪˌkjulɪˈerətɪ] noun Word forms peculiarity : singular peculiarity plural peculiarities 1) [countable] a quality or feature that belongs to a particular person, thing, or situation You have to live in the city and… …
10peculiarity — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. distinctiveness, unusualness, singularity; see characteristic . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. characteristc, singularity, trait, feature, oddity, mark, idiosyncrasy, distinction, quirk. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1 …
