peculiar

pe·cu·liar  (p-kylyr)

adj.

1. Unusual or eccentric; odd.

2. Distinct from all others. See Synonyms at strange.

3. Belonging distinctively or primarily to one person, group, or kind; special or unique: rights peculiar to the rich; a species peculiar to this area.

n.

1. A privilege or property that is exclusively one's own.

2. Chiefly British A church or parish under the jurisdiction of a diocese different from that in which it lies.

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[Middle English peculier, personal, from Latin pecliris, from peclium, private property; see peku- in Indo-European roots.]

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pe·culiar·ly adv.

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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

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	peculiar - beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior" queer, rum, rummy, curious, funny, singular, odd strange, unusual - being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird; "a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has"
	2.	peculiar - unique or specific to a person or thing or category; "the particular demands of the job"; "has a particular preference for Chinese art"; "a peculiar bond of sympathy between them"; "an expression peculiar to Canadians"; "rights peculiar to the rich"; "the special features of a computer"; "my own special chair" particular, special specific - (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique; "rules with specific application"; "demands specific to the job"; "a specific and detailed account of the accident"
	3.	peculiar - markedly different from the usual; "a peculiar hobby of stuffing and mounting bats"; "a man...feels it a peculiar insult to be taunted with cowardice by a woman"-Virginia Woolf unusual - not usual or common or ordinary; "a scene of unusual beauty"; "a man of unusual ability"; "cruel and unusual punishment"; "an unusual meteorite"
	4.	peculiar - characteristic of one only; distinctive or special; "the peculiar character of the Government of the U.S."- R.B.Taney characteristic - typical or distinctive; "heard my friend's characteristic laugh"; "red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn"; "stripes characteristic of the zebra"

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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

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peculiar [pɪˈkjuːliə^r] 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

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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

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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

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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

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peculiar

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

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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