Antonyms for peculiarity


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pi-kyoo-lee-ar-i-tee, -kyool-yar-
Phonetic Transcription : pɪˌkyʊ liˈær ɪ ti, -kyulˈyær-


Definition of peculiarity

Origin :
  • c.1600, "exclusive possession;" 1640s, "special characteristic," from peculiar + -ity, or else from Latin peculiaritas. Meaning "an oddity" is attested by 1777. Related: Peculiarities.
  • noun characteristic; oddity
Example sentences :
  • From this peculiarity he names the disorder Convulsio spargens.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • When it fails, it is in consequence of some peculiarity in the composition of the ink.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • The peculiarity of my temper is, ma'am, that I won't be swallowed up alive.'
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • It was the peculiarity of the nuptials that they were all Bride.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • What was the peculiarity about the mine which constituted its recommendation to investors?
  • Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
  • The Nascaupees have one peculiarity of speech, however, which is decidedly their own.
  • Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
  • There was a peculiarity in the village of Muirden which I must not omit to notice.
  • Extract from : « Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume VI » by Various
  • It is said to be for this peculiarity that the scarabæus was venerated by the ancient Egyptians.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, July 20, 1880 » by Various
  • The peculiarity of the church is that the tower is at the east end.
  • Extract from : « Hampstead and Marylebone » by Geraldine Edith Mitton
  • It is possible that the professor has exaggerated this peculiarity.
  • Extract from : « The Island Mystery » by George A. Birmingham

Synonyms for peculiarity

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