peculiarity

  • 21peculiarity — 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 …

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  • 22peculiarity — pe|cu|li|ar|i|ty [ pı,kjuli erəti ] noun 1. ) count a quality or feature that belongs to a particular person, thing, or situation: You have to live in the city and understand its peculiarities. 2. ) count something strange in the way a person or… …

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  • 23peculiarity — pe·cu·li·ar·i·ty || pɪ‚kjuːlɪ ærÉ™tɪ n. oddness, strangeness …

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  • 24peculiarity — noun (plural peculiarities) 1》 an unusual or distinctive feature or habit. 2》 the state of being peculiar …

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  • 25peculiarity — n. 1. Appropriateness, specialty, individuality, distinctiveness. 2. Individuality, idiocrasy, idiosyncrasy, characteristic, specialty, singularity, particularity …

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  • 26peculiarity — n 1. idiosyncrasy, idiocrasy, eccentricity, mannerism, quirk, twist, kink, hobby horse; quip, crotchet, whim, caprice, flight of fancy; aberration, aberrance, aberrancy, deviation, anomaly, Rare. anomalism. 2. oddity, curiosity, rarity;… …

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  • 27peculiarity — pe·cu·liar·i·ty …

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  • 28peculiarity — [pɪˌkjuːliˈærəti] noun [C] 1) a quality or feature that belongs to a particular person, thing, or situation 2) something strange in the way that a person or animal behaves, or in their appearance …

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  • 29peculiarity — pe•cu•li•ar•i•ty [[t]pɪˌkyu liˈær ɪ ti, kyulˈyær [/t]] 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… …

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  • 30peculiarity — /pəkjuliˈærəti/ (say puhkyoohlee aruhtee) noun (plural peculiarities) 1. an odd trait or characteristic. 2. singularity or oddity. 3. peculiar or characteristic quality. 4. a distinguishing quality or characteristic …