PECULIARITY

curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity

(noun) something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting

peculiarity, specialness, specialty, speciality, distinctiveness

(noun) a distinguishing trait

peculiarity, distinctive feature, distinguishing characteristic

(noun) an odd or unusual characteristic

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

peculiarity (countable and uncountable, plural peculiarities)

The quality or state of being peculiar; individuality; singularity.

That which is peculiar; a special and distinctive characteristic or habit; particularity.

Exclusive possession or right.

Source: Wiktionary


Pe*cul`iar"i*ty, n.; pl. Peculiarities (.

1. The quality or state of being peculiar; individuality; singularity. Swift.

2. That which is peculiar; a special and distinctive characteristic or habit; particularity. The smallest peculiarity of temper on manner. Macaulay.

3. Exclusive possession or right. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

4 April 2025

GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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