pe·cu·liar (p -ky l y r)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. [Middle English peculier, personal, from Latin pec  li ris, from peclium, private property; see peku- in Indo-European roots.]pe·cu liar·ly adv. |
peculiar
Adjective
1. strange or odd: a peculiar idea
2. distinct or special
3. (foll. by to)belonging exclusively (to): a fish peculiar to these waters [Latin peculiaris concerning private property]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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" |
| 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" 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" |
peculiar
adjective 1. odd, strange, unusual, bizarre, funny, 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, daggy Austral., N.Z. (informal) << OPPOSITE ordinary
adjective 2. special, private, individual, personal, particular, unique, characteristic, distinguishing, distinct, idiosyncratic << OPPOSITE common
3. (with to) specific to, restricted to, appropriate to, endemic to
Translations
peculiar [pɪˈkjuːlɪəʳ] adj (= odd) → extraño, raro (= typical); propio, característico (= particular) [importance, qualities] → particular;
peculiar to → propio de
peculiar [pɪˈkjuːlɪəʳ] adj (= odd) → étrange, bizarre, curieux/euse (= particular); particulier/ière;
peculiar to → particulier à
peculiar [pɪˈkjuːlɪəʳ] adj (= strange) → seltsam;
peculiar to (= exclusive to) → charakteristisch für
peculiar [pɪˈkjuːlɪəʳ] adj → strano/a, bizzarro/a (= particular) [importance, qualities] → particolare;
peculiar to → tipico/a di, caratteristico/a di
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 색다른; 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 ominainen propre à יִיחוּדִי निजी, व्यक्तिगत svojstven speciális; jellemző (vkire) khas sérkennandi fyrir caratteristico 独特の 고유의, 특유한 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 erikoisuus particularité מוּזָרוּת विशिष्टता, विशेषता, अनूठापन svojstvenost,neobičnost saját(os)ság, jellegzetesség sérkenni caratteristica, particolarità 特質 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 특(별)히 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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