peculiar B1 Topic:Describing Qualities Also spelled pecooliar US /pɪˈkjul.jɚ/ UK /pɪˈkjuː.li.ə/ See IPA manual Freq #7249 Meanings 1 adj Strange or unusual in a way that is hard to explain. There was a peculiar smell coming from the kitchen. 2 adj Belonging only to one particular person, place, or thing. This style of cooking is peculiar to the south of the country. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · strange or unusual in a way... oddstrangeuncommonunusual 2 adj · belonging only to one... particularspecific ↔ Opposites genericnormal Word family Derived forms peculiariespeculiarisepeculiarismpeculiaritypeculiarizationpeculiarizepeculiarlypeculiarnesspeculiarsome Common collocations peculiar velocity Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Latin pecūliāris (“one's own”), from pecūlium (“private property”), from pecus (“cattle”). *peḱ- Proto-Indo-European pecūliāris Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # peculiar **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /pɪˈkjul.jɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /pɪˈkjuː.li.ə/ **Frequency rank:** 7249 ## Meanings 1. Strange or unusual in a way that is hard to explain. 2. Belonging only to one particular person, place, or thing. ## Examples - There was a peculiar smell coming from the kitchen. - This style of cooking is peculiar to the south of the country. ## Antonyms - generic - normal ## Derived Forms - peculiaries - peculiarise - peculiarism - peculiarity - peculiarization - peculiarize - peculiarly - peculiarness - peculiarsome ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *peḱ- - Root: pecūliāris ## Etymology From Latin pecūliāris (“one's own”), from pecūlium (“private property”), from pecus (“cattle”). ## AI Etymology Peculiar comes from Latin pecūliāris (“one's own”), from pecūlium (“private property”), from pecus (“cattle”). The historical chain includes Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- and Latin pecūliāris. Modern senses include strange or unusual in a way that is hard to explain and belonging only to one particular person, place, or thing. The wider word family includes derivatives such as peculiaries, peculiarise, peculiarism, peculiarity, peculiarization, and peculiarize. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown