Oddities - English meaning

noun

The mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual.

Usage examples:

Running away was not in keeping with her character

verb

Inscribe or write (something).

Usage examples:

You have well charactered him

noun

The particular combination of things about a person or place, esp. things you cannot see, that make that person or place different from others

Usage examples:

[ c ] the idea was to modernize the house without changing its homey character., [ u ] it’s a theat…

noun

An eccentric or foolish person.

Usage examples:

People who claim famous past identities are usually dismissed as crackpots

adjective

Eccentric; impractical.

Usage examples:

His head's full of crackpot ideas

noun

A crazy or strange person

Usage examples:

They obviously think we’re a bunch of crackpots.

verb

Turn the crankshaft of (an internal combustion engine) in order to start the engine.

Usage examples:

The starter motor struggled to crank the engine

noun

A part of an axle or shaft bent out at right angles, for converting reciprocal to circular motion and vice versa.

Usage examples:

A long con rod which acts as a longer lever on the crank

noun

An eccentric person, especially one who is obsessed by a particular subject.

Usage examples:

When he first started to air his views, they labelled him a crank

adjective

(of a person or their behaviour) unconventional and slightly strange.

Usage examples:

He noted her eccentric appearance

noun

A person of unconventional and slightly strange views or behaviour.

Usage examples:

He's seen as a local eccentric

adjective

Strange or unusual, sometimes in an amusing way

Usage examples:

Eccentric behavior, she was an elderly eccentric who lived with 25 cats., [ u ] although his reputa…

phrase

A person in a completely unsuitable environment or situation.

Usage examples:

Senior bankers are fish out of water when it comes to international lending

idiom

Someone who is uncomfortable in a specific situation

Usage examples:

I felt like a fish out of water at my new school.

noun

An unorthodox or independent-minded person.

Usage examples:

He's the maverick of the fashion scene

adjective

Unorthodox.

Usage examples:

A maverick detective

noun

A person who thinks and acts independently of and differently from others

Usage examples:

She is considered a political maverick.

noun

A person whose behaviour or attitude sets them apart from others in an uncomfortably conspicuous way.

Usage examples:

A motley collection of social misfits

noun

Someone who is not accepted socially by other people because his or her behavior is unusual or strange

Usage examples:

I was a social misfit, the kind of kid no one played with.

noun

A member of a protestant church which dissents from the established church of england.

Usage examples:

Originally a nonconformist, he was later converted to anglo-catholicism

adjective

Relating to nonconformists or their principles and practices.

Usage examples:

Teetotalism was a largely nonconformist movement

noun

A person who does not live and think according to accepted customs and standards

noun

The thirteenth letter of the greek alphabet (ν, ν), transliterated as ‘n’.

Usage examples:

Nu draconis

symbol

The thirteenth letter of the greek alphabet ( ν, ν ), transliterated as ‘n’.

combining form

Informal respelling of ‘new’, used especially in names of new or revived genres of popular music.

Usage examples:

Nu-metal bands

noun

A strange or eccentric person.

Usage examples:

She was seen as a bit of an oddball

adjective

Strange; bizarre.

Usage examples:

Oddball training methods

noun

A person whose behavior is unusual and strange

adjective

Present or existing from the beginning; first or earliest.

Usage examples:

The original owner of the house

noun

The earliest form of something, from which copies may be made.

Usage examples:

The portrait may be a copy of the original

noun

The first one made and not a copy

Usage examples:

Send a copy of your receipt, but keep the original., the original plans have been changed., our tea…

idiom

A person whose character makes them unsuitable for the job or other position they are in

Usage examples:

He never quite fitted in when he was working here - he was always a bit of a square peg.

idiom

A person whose character makes them unsuitable for the job or other position they are in

Usage examples:

He never quite fitted in when he was working here - he was always a bit of a square peg.

noun

Another term for weirdo.

noun

A person whose dress or behaviour seems strange or eccentric.

Usage examples:

The streets are dangerous and there are too many weirdos around

noun

A person who you think is strange and who makes you uncomfortable

Usage examples:

That guy is a real weirdo.