2. That which is peculiar; a special and distinctive
characteristic or habit; particularity.
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The smallest peculiarity of temper on manner.
--Macaulay.
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3. Exclusive possession or right. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
peculiarity — index character (personal quality), characteristic, differential, distinction (difference), feature (characteristic), habit … Law dictionary
peculiarity — special characteristic, 1640s, from PECULIAR (Cf. peculiar) + ITY (Cf. ity). Noun meaning an oddity is attested by 1777. Related: Peculiarities … Etymology dictionary
peculiarity — [n] characteristic; oddity abnormality, affectation, attribute, bizarreness, character, distinctiveness, eccentricity, feature, foible, freakishness, gimmick, idiosyncrasy, kink*, mannerism, mark, odd trait, particularity, property, quality,… … New thesaurus
peculiarity — ► NOUN (pl. pecularities) 1) an unusual or distinctive feature or habit. 2) the state of being peculiar … English terms dictionary
peculiarity — [pi kyo͞o΄lē er′ə tē] n. 1. the quality or condition of being peculiar 2. pl. peculiarities something that is peculiar, as a trait or habit … English World dictionary
peculiarity — pe|cu|li|ar|i|ty [pıˌkju:liˈærıti] n plural peculiarities 1.) something that is a feature of only one particular place, person, situation etc peculiarity of ▪ The lack of a written constitution is a peculiarity of the British political system.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
peculiarity — [[t]pɪkju͟ːliæ̱rɪti[/t]] peculiarities 1) N COUNT: with supp, oft N of n A peculiarity that someone or something has is a strange or unusual characteristic or habit. Joe s other peculiarity was that he was constantly munching hard candy. 2) N… … English dictionary
peculiarity — noun 1) a legal peculiarity Syn: oddity, anomaly, abnormality 2) a physical peculiarity Syn: idiosyncrasy, mannerism, quirk, foible 3) one of the peculiarities of the city Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
peculiarity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ individual ▪ local VERB + PECULIARITY ▪ have ▪ The area has a few local peculiarities. PREPOSITION … Collocations dictionary
peculiarity — UK [pɪˌkjuːlɪˈærətɪ] / US [pɪˌkjulɪˈerətɪ] noun Word forms peculiarity : singular peculiarity plural peculiarities 1) [countable] a quality or feature that belongs to a particular person, thing, or situation You have to live in the city and… … English dictionary
