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peculiarity

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Synonyms and Antonyms of peculiarity

1 an odd or peculiar habit

had the peculiarity of constantly fussing with his hair

Synonyms of peculiarity

crotchet, curiosity, eccentricity, erraticism, idiosyncrasy, individualism, kink, mannerism, oddity, quiddity, quip, quirk, singularity, tic, trick, twist

Words Related to peculiarity

affectation, airs

attribute, characteristic, mark, property, trait

custom, habit, pattern, practice (also practise), way, wont

abnormality, neuroticism, perversion, weirdness

disposition, genius, leaning, partiality

bent, inclination, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency, turn

attitude, character, humor, identity, individuality, nature, personality, temperament

Near Antonyms of peculiarity

conformity, sameness

2 something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind

as its name indicates, the red-winged blackbird has the distinctive peculiarity of a red patch on its wings

Synonyms of peculiarity

affection, attribute, attribution, character, characteristic, criterion, diagnostic, differentia, feature, fingerprint, hallmark, mark, marker, note, particularity, point, property, quality, specific, stamp, touch, trait

Words Related to peculiarity

badge, indication, sign

emblem, symbol, token

excellence, merit, virtue

eccentricity, idiosyncrasy, oddity, quirk

individuality, singularity, uniqueness

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