peculiarity
A feature or quality of something that is not normal and seems strange or unusual.
An unusual or strange feature, quality, or detail that makes someone or something different from what is normal or expected.
A strange or special habit that a person has and other people notice.
An unusual personal habit, way of behaving, or mannerism that clearly distinguishes one person from others.
A special feature that clearly shows what a person, group, or system is like; it does not have to be strange.
A distinctive characteristic or feature that clearly belongs to and helps define a particular person, group, system, or thing, not necessarily implying strangeness.
- Base: peculiarity
- Plural: peculiarities, peculiarity
a peculiarity of [something]
1a distinctive or unusual feature of something
Used to say that a special or strange feature clearly belongs to a particular thing, place, person, or system.
- A peculiarity of this phone is its very long, narrow screen.
- A peculiarity of the local climate is that it can snow in early summer.