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
- 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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