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peculiar [pɪˈkjuːlɪə] adj 1. strange or unusual; odd a peculiar individual a peculiar idea 2. distinct from others; special 3. (postpositive; foll by to) belonging characteristically or exclusively (to) peculiar to North America n
1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Also called arbitrary Printing a special sort, esp an accented letter 2. (Christianity / Anglicanism) Church of England a church or parish that is exempt from the jurisdiction of the ordinary in whose diocese it lies [from Latin pecūliāris concerning private property, from pecūlium, literally: property in cattle, from pecus cattle] peculiarly adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
peculiar adjective 1. odd, strange, unusual, bizarre, funny, out-there (slang), extraordinary, curious, weird, exceptional, eccentric, abnormal, out-of-the-way, queer, uncommon, singular, unconventional, far-out (slang), quaint, off-the-wall (slang), outlandish, offbeat, freakish, wacko (slang), outré He has a very peculiar sense of humour. odd expected, usual, ordinary, familiar, conventional, commonplace 2. special, private, individual, personal, particular, unique, characteristic, distinguishing, distinct, signature, idiosyncratic He has his own peculiar way of doing things. special general, common, unspecific, indistinctive 3. ill, poorly, sick, crook (Austral. & N.Z. informal), run down, washed out, unwell, nauseated, queasy, nauseous, off colour (Brit.), under the weather (informal), indisposed, peaky, wabbit (Scot. informal), green about the gills, peely-wally (Scot. informal) All this has made me feel a bit peculiar. 4. (with to) specific to, characteristic of, restricted to, appropriate to, special to, unique to, particular to, endemic to, distinctive of surnames peculiar to this area Translations peculiar [pɪˈkjuːlɪəʳ] ADJ 1. (= strange) → extraño, raro it's really most peculiar → es realmente extraño how very peculiar! → ¡qué extraño!, ¡qué raro! I'm feeling a bit peculiar → me siento algo raro, no me siento del todo bien see also funny A2 2. (= exclusive, special) → peculiar everyone has their own peculiar likes and dislikes → cada uno tiene sus gustos y manías peculiares or particulares a species peculiar to Africa → una especie que existe únicamente en África the style of dress peculiar to that period in history → la forma de vestir peculiar or característica or propia de esa época de la historia this is not a problem peculiar to Britain → éste no es un problema exclusivamente británico in his/her own peculiar way → a su modo in her own peculiar way she was very fond of him → a su modo le tenía mucho cariño peculiar [pɪˈkjuːliər] adj (= odd) → bizarre, curieux/euse He's a peculiar person → Il est bizarre. It tastes peculiar → Ça a un goût bizarre. (= particular) peculiar to sth/sb → propre à qch/qn peculiar adj (= strange) → seltsam, eigenartig; funny peculiar → merkwürdig-komisch; to feel peculiar → sich komisch or seltsam fühlen (= exclusive, special) → eigentümlich; to be peculiar to something (to period, religion, group) → für etw eigentümlich sein; a method peculiar to her → eine Methode, die nur sie benutzt; an animal peculiar to Africa → ein Tier, das nur in Afrika vorkommt; his own peculiar style → der ihm eigene Stil; in his own peculiar way → auf die ihm eigene Art und Weise peculiar [pɪˈkjuːlɪəʳ] adj a. (strange, idea, smell) → strano/a, curioso/a b. (particular, importance, qualities) → particolare peculiar to → caratteristico/a di, tipico/a di it is a phrase peculiar to him → è un modo di dire tutto suo peculiar [pɪˈkjuːlɪəʳ] adj a. (strange, idea, smell) → strano/a, curioso/a b. (particular, importance, qualities) → particolare peculiar to → caratteristico/a di, tipico/a di it is a phrase peculiar to him → è un modo di dire tutto suo adj peculiar [piˈkjuːljə] 1 strange; odd peculiar behaviour. vreemd غَريب особен podivný, bizarní mærkelig; sær eigentümlich παράξενος curioso, estraño iseäralik عجیب و غریب kummallinen bizarre מוּזָר असामान्य neobičan,osebujan különös aneh undarlegur strano, singolare 変った 괴상한 keistas, savotiškas dīvains, savāds pelik eigenaardig merkelig, sær, rar osobliwy estranho ciudat странный zvláštny čuden čudan märklig, besynnerlig, egendomlig ประหลาด tuhaf, acayip, garip 奇怪的 дивний, ексцентричний عجيب khác thường 奇怪的 2 belonging to one person, place or thing in particular and to no other customs peculiar to France. eiesoortig خاص свойствен vlastní, typický særlig eigen ιδιαίτερος, χαρακτηριστικός peculiar, propio, característico eripärane ویژه؛ خاص luonteenomainen propre à יִיחוּדִי निजी, व्यक्तिगत svojstven speciális; jellemző (vkire) khas sérkennandi fyrir caratteristico 独特の 독특한 būdingas tik īpašs; raksturīgs khusus eigen aan særegen, spesiell specyficzny peculiar specific (pentru) свойственный typický lasten (čemu) tipičan karakteristisk, speciell ลักษณะเฉพาะ özgü, has 特有的 особистий, власний مخصوص riêng biệt 特有的 n peˌculiˈarity [-ˈӕ-] eiesoortigheid خاصِيَّه، غَرابَه، صِفَة مُمَيَّزَه особеност svéráznost mærkværdighed; særhed die Eigentümlichkeit παραξενιά, ιδιορρυθμία peculiaridad, particularidad eripära ویژگی kummallisuus particularité מוּזָרוּת विशिष्टता, विशेषता, अनूठापन svojstvenost,neobičnost saját(os)ság, jellegzetesség sérkenni caratteristica, particolarità 特質 기묘함, 괴상함 savitumas īpatnība; dīvainība sifat aneh eigenaardigheid særegenhet, eiendommelighet osobliwość peculiaridade particularitate странность; характерная черта zvláštnosť posebnost svojstvenost egenhet, egendomlighet คุณสมบัติเฉพาะ özellik; tuhaflık, gariplik 獨特性,特質 особливість; специфічність خاصہ tính khác thường/ tính riêng biệt 独特性,特质 adv peˈculiarly eiesoortig بِصورَةٍ غَريبَه особено podivně mærkværdigt; sært besonders παράξενα particularmente, especialmente iseäralikult بطور عجیب و غریب؛ ویژه kummallisesti bizarrement טִיפוּסִי विशेषता से neobičan személy szerint; sajátosan secara khas sérkennilega in maniera singolare 特に 특별히 keistai, ypač īpaši; savādi pelik eigenaardig merkelig, rart, underlig osobliwie peculiarmente (în mod) ciudat; (în mod) special странно; индивидуально zvláštne čudno neobično märkligt, besynnerligt, egendomligt อย่างแปลกประหลาด garip şekilde, özellikle 獨特地 особливо; дивно خصوصيت سے khác thường 独特地 peculiar → فريد podivný ejendommelig seltsam αλλόκοτος peculiar kummallinen étrange čudan singolare 変な 특유한 vreemd besynderlig właściwy esquisito своеобразный underlig ประหลาด tuhaf lạ thường 奇特的 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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Thus, he would give a more instructive account of an individual man by stating that he was man than by stating that he was animal, for the former description is peculiar to the individual in a greater degree, while the latter is too general. The Author of the Waverley Novels had hitherto proceeded in an unabated course of popularity, and might, in his peculiar district of literature, have been termed L'Enfant G In my desk you will find a crimson candle, which has been blessed by the High Priest and has a peculiar mystical significance. |
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