Synonyms for peculiarity
pɪˌkyu liˈær ɪ ti, -kyulˈyær-pe·cu·liar·i·ty

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1. peculiarity

   A characteristic belongs to the nature or character of the person, thing, or class, and serves to identify an object; as, a copper-colored skin, high cheek-bones, and straight, black hair are characteristics of the American Indian. A sign is manifest to an observer; a mark or a characteristic may be more difficult to discover; an insensible person may show signs of life, while sometimes only close examination will disclose marks of violence. Pallor is ordinarily a mark of fear; but in some brave natures it is simply a characteristic of intense earnestness. Mark is sometimes used in a good, but often in a bad sense; we speak of the characteristic of a gentleman, the mark of a villain. Compare ATTRIBUTE; CHARACTER.

   Synonyms:
   attribute, attribute, character, characteristic, distinction, feature, indication, mark, property, quality, sign, singularity, trace, trait

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1. peculiarity

   Synonyms:
   speciality, individuality, distinctiveness, idiosyncrasy

   Antonyms:
   generality, universality, community, uniformity, homology, homogeneity, conaturality

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1. peculiarity, distinctive feature, distinguishing characteristicnoun

   an odd or unusual characteristic

   Synonyms:
   rarity, specialty, speciality, distinctive feature, distinguishing characteristic, curiosity, oddment, curio, oddity, specialness, distinctiveness

2. peculiarity, specialness, specialty, speciality, distinctivenessnoun

   a distinguishing trait

   Synonyms:
   long suit, particularity, distinguishing characteristic, rarity, metier, curio, specialism, disparateness, strong point, distinctiveness, specialty, curiosity, specialisation, distinctive feature, oddity, specialness, strong suit, forte, oddment, speciality, strength, specialization

3. curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, raritynoun

   something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting

   Synonyms:
   rarity, tenuity, remainder, wonder, end, distinguishing characteristic, distinctiveness, rareness, curio, oddness, specialty, curiosity, quirkiness, low density, queerness, oddity, crotchet, specialness, distinctive feature, remnant, oddment, infrequency, quirk, speciality

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1. • Feature

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1. idosyncrasyadjective

   in the widest sense you could compare being peculir when you have a certain idiosyncrasy

   the patient had a peculiar reaction to the drug.

   Submitted by johnbitmon17 on July 22, 2024  

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1. peculiaritynoun

   Synonyms:
   individuality, idiocrasy, idiosyncrasy, characteristic, speciality, singularity

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1. peculiaritynoun

   Synonyms:
   characteristic, trait, attribute, idiosyncrasy, eccentricity, oddness

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1. List of paraphrases for "peculiarity":

   particularity, specificity, distinctiveness, individuality

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How to use peculiarity in a sentence?

1. August Strindberg:

   Sorrow has the fortunate peculiarity that it preys upon itself. It dies of starvation. Since it is essentially an interruption of habits, it can be replaced by new habits. Constituting, as it does, a void, it is soon filled up by a real horror vacuum.

2. The wise Pharoah Moe:

   Reading by itself is certainly not sufficient to breed wistfulness; a natural-born peculiarity of wisdom ought to exist in one's very brain cells, and reflected on his very deep beliefs and thoughts..