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peculiarity

noun
/pɪˌkjuliˈɛɹɪti/US/pɪˌkjuːliˈæɹɪti/UK

Etymology

From peculiar + -ity.

  1. derived from pecūliāris — “one's own”
  2. suffixed as peculiarity — “peculiar + ity”

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being peculiar

    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.

  2. That which is peculiar

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

    • I had often heard of Miss Marchmont, and of her peculiarities (she had the character of being very eccentric), but till now had never seen her.
    • I thought Alice and H. J. P. would have fainted at the full spectacle; but we are fast getting used to the little peculiarities of foreigners and I trust they will forgive us many sins in return.
    • The peculiarity of this invention consists in a means for varying the angle at which the plaiting-blade is held in the plaiter without varying the position of the entire instrument upon the sewing-machine.

  3. Exclusive possession or right.

The neighborhood

Derived

unpeculiarity

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for peculiarity. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA