peculiarity (redirected from peculiarities)

pe·cu·li·ar·i·ty  (p-kyl-r-t, -kyl-yr-)

n. pl. pe·cu·li·ar·i·ties

1. The quality or state of being peculiar.

2. A notable or distinctive feature or characteristic.

3. An eccentricity; an idiosyncrasy.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	peculiarity - an odd or unusual characteristic distinctive feature, distinguishing characteristic characteristic, feature - a prominent attribute or aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics" calling card - a distinguishing characteristic or behavior; "bombs are a terrorist's calling cards"
	2.	peculiarity - a distinguishing trait               distinctiveness, specialness, specialty, speciality individualism, individuality, individuation - the quality of being individual; "so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality" foible, idiosyncrasy, mannerism - a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
	3.	peculiarity - something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting curio, curiosity, oddment, rarity, oddity object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects" bric-a-brac, knickknackery, nicknack, whatnot, knickknack - miscellaneous curios 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

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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

3. (= unusual thing) → rasgo m singular
his only peculiarity is a missing arm → su único rasgo singular es que le falta un brazo

peculiarity [pɪˌkjuːliˈærɪti] n

(= odd feature) → bizarrerie f

(= particular feature) → particularité f

peculiarity

n

(= strangeness) → Seltsamkeit f, → Eigenartigkeit f

(= unusual feature) → Eigentümlichkeit f, → Eigenheit f, → Besonderheit f; it has the peculiarity that it is or of being … → es hat die Besonderheit, … zu sein

peculiarity [pɪˌkjuːlɪˈærɪtɪ] n → peculiarità f inv