PECULIARITY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary 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 A peculiarity is a characteristic or quality which belongs or relates only to one person or thing Each nation can have its own peculiarities when it comes to doing business
peculiarity noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of peculiarity noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [countable] a strange or unusual feature or habit He was strongly attracted by her peculiarities of dress and behaviour The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words
Peculiarities - definition of peculiarities by . . . - The Free Dictionary 1 a trait, manner, characteristic, or habit that is odd or unusual 2 oddity; singularity; eccentricity 3 a distinguishing quality or characteristic 4 the quality or condition of being peculiar [1600–10; < Late Latin pecūliāritās See peculiar, -ity] syn: See eccentricity See also feature
peculiarities - WordReference. com Dictionary of English a manner or way of thinking that is odd or strange: has some funny peculiarities, like standing on one foot while she talks a quality distinctive to only one group or thing: the peculiarities of her Midwestern dialect
What does peculiarities mean? - Definitions. net peculiarities An idiosyncrasy is an unusual feature of a person (though there are also other uses, see below) It can also mean an odd habit The term is often used to express eccentricity or peculiarity A synonym may be "quirk"