Synonyms for peculiarity
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Oddity
oddity, characteristic, idiosyncrasy, anomaly, rarity, weirdness, singularity, eccentricity, curiosity, aberration, freak, curio, oddment, strangeness, irregularity, abnormality
2. Particularity
particularity, distinctiveness, propriety, specialty US AU CA, speciality UK, specialness
Definitions
- n. 1
The state or quality of being peculiar; individuality; singularity.
The peculiarity of meeting six people on a usually deserted trail only struck me later on.
- n. 2
That which is peculiar; a special and distinctive characteristic or habit; a particularity.
Forms
- Plural
- peculiarities → oddities, characteristics, idiosyncrasies, anomalies…
Example sentences
- characteristic The defiant manner is characteristic of teenagers.
- anomaly Do you consider a tornado an anomaly of nature?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| peculiarity | falling | |
| characteristic | falling | |
| anomaly | falling | |
| oddity | rising | |
| idiosyncrasy | steady | |
| distinctiveness | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- note1
- 5 letters
- trick1, freak1, trait1, curio3
- 6 letters
- manner2, rarity3, oddity3
- 7 letters
- quality3, feature2, anomaly4, oddment
- 8 letters
- property3
- 9 letters
- curiosity5, specialty3, attribute3, weirdness2, propriety4, idiocrasy
- 10 letters
- speciality5, aberration4
- 11 letters
- singularity5, abnormality5, strangeness2, specialness
- 12 letters
- eccentricity5, irregularity6, idiosyncrasy6
- 13 letters
- particularity6
- 14 letters
- characteristic5
- 15 letters
- distinctiveness4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (curio3 = 3 syllables).