oddity C1 Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ˈɑdɪti/ UK /ˈɒdɪti/ See IPA manual Freq #46484 Meanings 1 noun A strange or unusual thing. A snowfall in summer is a real oddity in this region. 2 noun A strange person who behaves differently from others. His neighbours saw him as a harmless oddity. 3 noun The quality of being strange or unusual. There was a certain oddity about the way he always wore gloves indoors. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a strange or unusual thing. anomalypeculiarity 2 noun · a strange person who... eccentric 3 noun · the quality of being... oddness Word family Forms oddities Related forms oddment Etymology AI details From odd + -ity. Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # oddity **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɑdɪti/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɒdɪti/ **Frequency rank:** 46484 ## Meanings 1. A strange or unusual thing. 2. A strange person who behaves differently from others. 3. The quality of being strange or unusual. ## Examples - A snowfall in summer is a real oddity in this region. - His neighbours saw him as a harmless oddity. - There was a certain oddity about the way he always wore gloves indoors. ## Related Forms - oddment ## Etymology From odd + -ity. ## AI Etymology Oddity is from odd + -ity. In present-day use, it can mean a strange or unusual thing, or a strange person who behaves differently from others. Related words include oddment. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown