peculiarity
/pɪˌkjuliˈɛrəti/
noun
- A strange or unusual feature, habit, or characteristic.
- Her peculiarity of wearing mismatched socks became her trademark.
- One of his peculiarities is that he always eats dessert before dinner.
- The old house had many peculiarities, like a door that opened into a wall.
- The quality of being strange or unusual.
- The peculiarity of the design attracted a lot of attention.
- I was struck by the peculiarity of his accent.
- The peculiarity of the situation made everyone uncomfortable.
- A distinctive or exclusive feature of a person, place, or thing.
- The peculiarity of this dialect is its use of old Norse words.
- The peculiarity of the species is its ability to survive without water.
- Each region has its own peculiarity in cooking methods.
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