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peculiarity [pɪˌkjuːlɪˈærɪtɪ] n pl -ties
1. a strange or unusual habit or characteristic 2. a distinguishing trait, etc. that is characteristic of a particular person; idiosyncrasy 3. the state or quality of being peculiar ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
peculiarity noun 1. oddity, abnormality, eccentricity, weirdness, queerness, bizarreness, freakishness the peculiarity of her behaviour 2. quirk, caprice, mannerism, whimsy, foible, idiosyncrasy, odd trait He had many little peculiarities. 3. characteristic, mark, feature, quality, property, attribute, trait, speciality, singularity, distinctiveness, particularity a strange peculiarity of the Soviet system Translations peculiarity [pɪˌkjʊlɪˈærɪtɪ] N 1. (= strangeness) → rareza f 2. (= specific quality) → peculiaridad f it's a peculiarity of hers that she always wears black → ir vestida siempre de negro es una peculiaridad suya he has his peculiarities → tiene sus rarezas or manías peculiarity [pɪˌkjuːliˈærɪti] n (= odd feature) → bizarrerie f (= particular feature) → particularité f peculiarity n (= unusual feature) → Eigentümlichkeit f, → Eigenheit f, → Besonderheit f; it has the peculiarity that it is or of being … → es hat die Besonderheit, … zu sein Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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