The meaning of Peculiarity

noun

An abnormal feature, characteristic, or occurrence.

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Babies with congenital abnormalities

noun

Something abnormal, usually in the body

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Genetic/congenital abnormalities, an increasing number of tests are available for detecting foetal …

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Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.

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There are a number of anomalies in the present system

noun

Something that is unusual enough to be noticeable or seem strange

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The government does computer checks of tax returns to find anomalies that might indicate fraud.

noun

A sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behaviour.

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The caprices of the electorate

noun

(the quality of often having) a sudden and usually silly wish to have or do something, or a sudden and silly change of mind or behaviour

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The $300 million palace was built to satisfy the caprice of one man.

noun

The quality of being eccentric.

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The eccentricity of his views

noun

The state of being eccentric

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His eccentricity now extends to never washing or changing his clothes., her eccentricities get stra…

noun

A minor weakness or eccentricity in someone's character.

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They have to tolerate each other's little foibles

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A minor weakness or peculiarity in someone's character

noun

A small fault or foolish habit

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We all have our little foibles.

noun

A mode of behaviour or way of thought peculiar to an individual.

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One of his little idiosyncrasies was always preferring to be in the car first

noun

A habitual gesture or way of speaking or behaving.

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Learning the great man's speeches and studying his mannerisms

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Something that a person does repeatedly with the face, hands, or voice, esp. a habit that the person is not aware of

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We’ve spent so much time together that we’ve picked up each other’s mannerisms.

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Something that a person does repeatedly with their face, hands, or voice, and that they may not realize they are doing

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He's got some very strange mannerisms., we've spent so much time together that we've picked up each…

noun

A strange or peculiar person or thing.

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She was regarded as a bit of an oddity

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Someone or something that is strange and unusual

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As one of the few women in engineering in the 1950s, she was considered an oddity.

noun

A person or thing situated away or detached from the main body or system.

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A western outlier in the andaman archipelago

noun

A fact, figure, piece of data, etc. that is very different from all the others in a set and does not seem to fit the same pattern

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Eliminating one or two obvious outliers, charges range from 0.45% per annum to 3.67% per annum., th…

noun

A peculiar aspect of a person's character or behaviour.

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They accepted her attitude as one of her little quirks

verb

(with reference to a person's mouth or eyebrow) move or twist suddenly, especially to express surprise or amusement.

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His lips quirked disbelievingly

noun

An unusual habit or type of behavior, or something that is strange and unexpected

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A personality quirk, it’s just one of the quirks of living there., a quirky, offbeat sense of humor

noun

The state, fact, quality, or condition of being singular.

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He believed in the singularity of all cultures

noun

A cunning act or scheme intended to deceive or outwit someone.

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He's a double-dealer capable of any mean trick

verb

Cunningly deceive or outwit.

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Many people have been tricked by villains with false identity cards

adjective

Intended or used to deceive or mystify, or to create an illusion.

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A trick question

verb

Form into a bent, curling, or distorted shape.

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A strip of metal is twisted to form a hollow tube

noun

An act of twisting something around a stationary point.

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The taps needed a single twist to turn them on

verb

Cause an object to assume a curved or distorted shape

noun

Playfully quaint or fanciful behaviour or humour.

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The film is an awkward blend of whimsy and moralizing

noun

Something playful and amusing

Usage examples:

[ u ] the second book is as full of happy whimsy as the first.