peculiarity C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas US /pɪˌkjuliˈærəti/ UK /pɪˌkjuːliˈærɪti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun an odd or distinctive trait or characteristic A peculiarity of the dialect is its dropped final consonants. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an odd or distinctive trait... idiosyncrasyquirkoddityeccentricitytraitcharacteristicsingularity ↔ Opposites normalcycommonness Word family Related forms peculiarpeculiarly Etymology AI details From peculiar + -ity, from Latin peculiaris ('one's own, private'), from peculium ('private property'), from pecu ('cattle, wealth'). peculiaris Latin peculium Latin pecu Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown