peculiarity

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /pɪˌkjuliˈærəti/ UK /pɪˌkjuːliˈærɪti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
an odd or distinctive trait or characteristic

A peculiarity of the dialect is its dropped final consonants.

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Synonyms

1 noun · an odd or distinctive trait... idiosyncrasy quirk oddity eccentricity trait characteristic singularity

Opposites

normalcycommonness

Word family

Related forms peculiar peculiarly

Etymology

From peculiar + -ity, from Latin peculiaris ('one's own, private'), from peculium ('private property'), from pecu ('cattle, wealth').

peculiaris Latin peculium Latin pecu Latin

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# peculiarity

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /pɪˌkjuliˈærəti/
**IPA (UK):** /pɪˌkjuːliˈærɪti/

## Meanings
1. an odd or distinctive trait or characteristic

## Examples
- A peculiarity of the dialect is its dropped final consonants.

## Synonyms
- idiosyncrasy
- quirk
- oddity
- eccentricity
- trait
- characteristic
- singularity

## Antonyms
- normalcy
- commonness

## Related Forms
- peculiar
- peculiarly

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: peculiaris
- Root: peculium
- Root: pecu

## Etymology
From peculiar + -ity, from Latin peculiaris ('one's own, private'), from peculium ('private property'), from pecu ('cattle, wealth').

## AI Etymology
Peculiarity is from peculiar + -ity, from Latin peculiaris ('one's own, private'), from peculium ('private property'), from pecu ('cattle, wealth'). Important recorded forms include peculiaris (Latin), peculium (Latin), and pecu (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers an odd or distinctive trait or characteristic. The wider family includes related words such as peculiar and peculiarly.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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