oddity

Noun
Synonyms: oddnessqueernessquirkquirkinesscrotchetcuriocuriosityoddmentpeculiarityrarity

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. eccentricity that is not easily explainedSynonyms: oddness
  2. a strange attitude or habitSynonyms: queernessquirkquirkinesscrotchet
  3. something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collectingSynonyms: curiocuriosityoddmentpeculiarityrarity
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

oddity \odd"i*ty\ ([o^]d"[i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. Oddities ([o^]d"[i^]*t[i^]z).

1.The quality or state of being odd; singularity; queerness; peculiarity; as, oddity of dress, manners, and the like. [1913 Webster]

That infinitude of oddities in him.— Sterne.[1913 Webster]

2.That which is odd; as, a collection of oddities. [1913 Webster]

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