singular

strange, singular, unique, peculiar, eccentric, erratic, odd, quaint, outlandish mean departing from what is ordinary, usual, or to be expected. strange stresses unfamiliarity and may apply to the foreign, the unnatural, the unaccountable.

• • a journey filled with strange sights

singular suggests individuality or puzzling strangeness.

• • a singular feeling of impending disaster

unique implies singularity and the fact of being without a known parallel.

• • a career unique in the annals of science

peculiar implies a marked distinctiveness.

• • the peculiar status of America's first lady

eccentric suggests a wide divergence from the usual or normal especially in behavior.

• • the eccentric eating habits of preschoolers

erratic stresses a capricious and unpredictable wandering or deviating.

• • a friend's suddenly erratic behavior

odd applies to a departure from the regular or expected.

• • an odd sense of humor

quaint suggests an old-fashioned but pleasant oddness.

• • a quaint fishing village

outlandish applies to what is uncouth, bizarre, or barbaric.

• • outlandish fashions of the time