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oddity

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odd·i·ty  (d-t)
n. pl. odd·i·ties
1. One that is odd.
2. The state or quality of being odd; strangeness.

oddity
Noun
pl -ties
1. an odd person or thing
2. a peculiar characteristic
3. the quality of being or appearing unusual or strange
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.oddity - eccentricity that is not easily explained
eccentricity - strange and unconventional behavior
2.oddity - a strange attitude or habit
strangeness, unfamiliarity - unusualness as a consequence of not being well known
3.oddity - something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
collectable, 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

oddity
noun 1. misfit, eccentric, crank (informal) nut (slang) maverick, flake (slang), chiefly U.S. oddball (informal) loose cannon, nonconformist, odd man out, wacko (slang) screwball (slang), chiefly U.S., Canad. card (informal) fish out of water, square peg (in a round hole) (informal) odd fish Brit. (informal) odd bird (informal) rara avis, weirdo or weirdie (informal)
Translations
Spanish oddity [ˈɔdɪtɪ] nrareza;
(person) → excéntrico/a

French oddity [ˈɔdɪtɪ] nbizarrerie f (= person); excentrique m/f
German oddity [ˈɔdɪtɪ] odd n (person) → Sonderling m;
(thing) → Merkwürdigkeit f

Italian oddity [ˈɔdɪtɪ] nbizzarria;
(person) → originale m/f

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This barber, who went by the name of Little Benjamin, was a fellow of great oddity and humour, which had frequently let him into small inconveniencies, such as slaps in the face, kicks in the breech, broken bones, &c.
That's the fifth oddity hatched in my ward since noon.
Sir Francis Cromarty had observed the oddity of his travelling companion--although the only opportunity he had for studying him had been while he was dealing the cards, and between two rubbers--and questioned himself whether a human heart really beat beneath this cold exterior, and whether Phileas Fogg had any sense of the beauties of nature.
 
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