Peculiarity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an odd or unusual characteristic

a distinguishing trait

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɪkjˌuːliˈæɹᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/pɪkjˌuːliˈaɹɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɪkjˌuːliˈaɹɪti/

5 syllables Say it as /pɪkjˌuːliˈæɹᵻɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

specialness oddity curio rarity distinctiveness oddment curiosity distinctive feature speciality distinguishing characteristic specialty

Word Forms

peculiar	adjective	characteristic of one only; distinctive or special; - R.B.Taney
special	adjective	unique or specific to a person or thing or category
distinctive	adjective	capable of being classified
curious	adjective	beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
odd	adjective	beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
rare	adjective	marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind; -J.R.Lowell

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Besonderheit

eine seltsame oder ungewöhnliche Eigenschaft

🇫🇷French

particularité

une caractéristique étrange ou inhabituelle

🇪🇸Spanish

peculiaridad

una característica extraña o inusual

🇮🇹Italian

peculiarità

una caratteristica strana o insolita

🇳🇱Dutch

eigenaardigheid

een vreemd of ongewoon kenmerk

🇵🇹Portuguese

peculiaridade

uma característica estranha ou incomum

🇷🇺Russian

особенность

странная или необычная характеристика

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विशिष्टता

एक अजीब या असामान्य विशेषता

🇧🇩Bengali

অদ্ভুততা

একটি অদ্ভুত বা অস্বাভাবিক বৈশিষ্ট্য

🇮🇳Tamil

தனித்தன்மை

ஒரு ஒற்றைப்படை அல்லது அசாதாரண பண்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

విశిష్టత

బేసి లేదా అసాధారణ లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

वैशिष्ठ्य

एक विचित्र किंवा असामान्य वैशिष्ट्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિશિષ્ટતા

એક વિચિત્ર અથવા અસામાન્ય લાક્ષણિકતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟತೆ

ಬೆಸ ಅಥವಾ ಅಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രത്യേകത

വിചിത്രമോ അസാധാരണമോ ആയ ഒരു സ്വഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

ਇੱਕ ਅਜੀਬ ਜਾਂ ਅਸਾਧਾਰਨ ਗੁਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

خاصیت

ایک عجیب یا غیر معمولی خصوصیت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

特点

奇怪或不寻常的特征

🇯🇵Japanese

特異性

奇妙または珍しい特徴

🇰🇷Korean

특질

이상하거나 특이한 특성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đặc thù

một đặc điểm kỳ lạ hoặc bất thường

🇹🇭Thai

ลักษณะเฉพาะ

ลักษณะแปลกหรือผิดปกติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

keanehan

karakteristik yang aneh atau tidak biasa

🇵🇭Filipino

kakaiba

isang kakaiba o hindi pangkaraniwang katangian

🇲🇾Malay

keanehan

ciri yang ganjil atau luar biasa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خصوصية

خاصية غريبة أو غير عادية

🇮🇷Persian

خاص بودن

یک ویژگی عجیب یا غیر معمول

🇹🇷Turkish

tuhaflık

tuhaf veya olağandışı bir özellik

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוּזָרוּת

מאפיין מוזר או יוצא דופן

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