Noun: peculiarity pi,kyool'ya-ru-tee or pi,kyoo-lee'a-ru-tee [N. Amer], pi,kyoo-lee'a-ru-tee [Brit]
- A distinguishing trait
"His peculiarity of always wearing mismatched socks became well-known";
- specialness, specialty [N. Amer], speciality [Brit, Cdn], distinctiveness
- An odd or unusual characteristic
"His peculiarity was a prominent scar on his left cheek";
- distinctive feature, distinguishing characteristic
- Something unusual — perhaps worthy of collecting
"The antique shop was filled with fascinating peculiarities";
- curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, rarity
Derived forms: peculiarities
Type of: article, characteristic, feature, individualism, individuality, individuation, object, physical object
Encyclopedia: Peculiarity