peculiarity
The state or quality of being peculiarThe state or quality of being peculiar; individuality; singularity.
» Every language has its own peculiarities.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
Singularität, Einzigartigkeit
(countable, uncountable)That which is peculiar; a special and distinctive characteristic or habit; a particularity.
Besonderheit
осо́бенностьosóbennostʹ
(countable, uncountable)Exclusive possession or right.
- a distinguishing trait
- an odd or unusual characteristic
- something unusual — perhaps worthy of collecting
Examples
8 sentencesEvery language has its own peculiarities.
I have this peculiarity: I always spoil everything.
ruУ меня такая особенность: я вечно всё порчу. — marafon
I noticed a peculiarity.
Each language has its peculiarities.
deJede Sprache hat ihre Besonderheiten. — Waldelfe
Not all people understood Yuri's peculiarity.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Forms
plural: peculiarities| Singular | peculiarity |
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regular
Synonyms
11 synonyms- a distinguishing trait:specialnessspecialtyspecialitydistinctiveness
- an odd or unusual characteristic:distinctive featuredistinguishing characteristic
- something unusual — perhaps worthy of collecting:curiocuriosityoddityoddmentrarity
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable