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Definition peculiarity in American English

peculiarity noun

noun
/pɪˌkjuliˈerəti/
1

a quality or feature that belongs to a particular person, thing, or situation

Example

You have to live in the city and understand its peculiarities.

Synonyms and related words
feature quality factor
2

something strange in the way that a person or animal behaves, or in their appearance

Example

Have you noticed any peculiarities in his behavior recently?

Synonyms and related words
a bad penny a minority of one bad apple
2.1

the quality of being strange or unusual

Synonyms and related words
singularity otherness incongruity
Definition peculiarity in American English