peculiarity Definition
pe·cu·li·ar·ity (pi kyo̵̅o̅′lē er′ə tē)
noun
- the quality or condition of being peculiar
- pl. -·ties something that is peculiar, as a trait or habit
peculiarity Synonyms
peculiarity Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- language: In the early days of radio in Britain George Bernard Shaw was giving a talk about the peculiarities of the English language.
- country: The economic peculiarities of different countries are in no way of a subordinate character.
- system: April 2002 The peculiarities of the French Presidential election systems surely demanded a Left Unity candidate before the first round of voting.
- situation: The mass migration flow is one of the most dramatic peculiarities of the present international situation.
- market: A little peculiarity of the market here is that there is a jump in what you can get for your money.
- manner: Most people have some peculiarity of manner or of gesture.
Converse of object
- slip: It is so refreshing to just laugh at your slips, peculiarities, forgetfulness, and fumbles.
- explain: The absence of marks in the unfilled Register Books for 1862 seems to explain the peculiarity.
- understand: The UUCP locking support now understands the peculiarities of SCO systems.
- notice: On our second visit we noticed another peculiarity about the drainage of the area.
- have: All of these have peculiarities in the way in which they may be used.
- possess: The faculty of witchcraft is also said to be hereditary, and in some places families are pointed out as possessing this peculiarity.
Adjective modifier
- linguistic: The linguistic peculiarities referring to an origination from a certain region are reported using the term ' revision ' .
- remarkable: The esoteric nature of certain parts of the encyclopedia, especially the last part of it, is a remarkable peculiarity of the Rasa'il.
- certain: Several large failures have served to impress upon the public mind a certain peculiarity which attached to the Jewish element in those failures.
- historical: He also nods to the problem raised by stressing Jesus ' historical peculiarities.
- physical: The physical peculiarities of a medium play a prominent role in determining the learning experience.
- cultural: Umberto Eco has written on a similar cultural peculiarity in Italy, especially among the popular cinema crowd.
Noun used with modifier
Browse dictionary entries near peculiarity
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- ‹ pectinate
- ‹ pectin
- ‹ pectic acid
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