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/pɪˌkjuliˈɛɹɪti/ · noun
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.
“'There is always a moment when the familiar becomes the strange,'” Cora recited, as she stood looking around at the bustling open docking area of Tamayo Point. “'Look at your own hand and you will eventually notice the variation of textures, the growth of nails and the fade of scars, the peculiarity of having five fingers instead of three.'”
I thought Alice and H. J. P. would have fainted at the full spectacle; but we are fast getting used to the little peculiarities of foreigners and I trust they will forgive us many sins in return.
I had often heard of Miss Marchmont, and of her peculiarities (she had the character of being very eccentric), but till now had never seen her.
The peculiarity of this invention consists in a means for varying the angle at which the plaiting-blade is held in the plaiter without varying the position of the entire instrument upon the sewing-machine.
Use peculiarity when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Peculiarity means The state or quality of being peculiar; individuality; singularity..
Common synonyms include curiosity, oddity, oddment, curio.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The peculiarity of meeting six people on a usually deserted trail only struck me later on.
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