peculiarity
/pɪˌkjuːliˈærəti/noun
उच्चारण पिक्यूलिऐरटी
विचित्रता, अनोखापन
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a strange or unusual feature or habit
विचित्रता, अनोखापन
- One peculiarity of the town is its narrow lanes.
- A peculiarity of my uncle is that he always eats dinner at six.
- A peculiarity of the old clock is that it always runs ten minutes fast.
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- His habit of humming while reading was a harmless peculiarity.
- One peculiarity of the dish is that it is served cold.
Synonyms oddity eccentricity quirk idiosyncrasy abnormality
Opposite normality ordinariness conventionality
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a feature that only belongs to a particular person, thing, place
विशेषता, ख़ासियत
- the peculiarities of Indian English
- The peculiarity of this dialect is its use of long vowels.
- Each language has its own peculiarities of grammar.
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- The peculiarity of this species is its blue tongue.
- Students study the peculiarities of the local dialect.
Synonyms characteristic feature trait distinctiveness speciality
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
oddity eccentricity quirk idiosyncrasy abnormality characteristic feature trait distinctiveness speciality
Antonyms
AaSpelling
pe·cu·li·ar·i·ty
With -cu-li- and -arity (not 'peculiarety').
-cu-li- और अंत में -arity ('peculiarety' गलत है)।
?Which word?
Keep the unusual-feature words together: peculiarity, quirk, idiosyncrasy, oddity, characteristic (a typical feature).
असामान्य विशेषता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: peculiarity, quirk, idiosyncrasy, oddity, characteristic (विशिष्ट लक्षण)।
§Grammar and usage
Peculiar to sb or sth (belonging only to: 'a custom peculiar to Kerala').
'peculiar to sb या sth' (केवल उसी का: 'a custom peculiar to Kerala')।