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peculiar

UK
/pɪˈkjuːlɪə/
US
/pɪˈkjuljɚ/

Translations

peculiaradjective
more peculiar
Comp.
most peculiar
Super.
UK
/pɪˈkjuːlɪə/
US
/pɪˈkjuljɚ/
He has a peculiar sense of humor.
У него своеобразное чувство юмора.
The house had a peculiar smell.
В доме был странный запах.
She wore a peculiar dress to the party.
Она надела особенное платье на вечеринку.
Additional translations
необычный
специфический
характерный
Synonyms
strange
odd
unusual
quirky
distinct
unique
eccentric
singular
Antonyms
common
ordinary
usual
peculiarnoun
peculiars
pl
UK
/pɪˈkjuːliə/
US
/pɪˈkjuliər/
Archaic and chiefly British ecclesiastical usage; countable.
Synonyms
peculiarity
oddity
eccentricity
anomaly
rarity
quirk
oddness
curiosity
eccentric
strangeness

Definitions

peculiaradjective
Strange or odd; unusual.
The house had a peculiar smell that no one could quite identify.
Distinctive in nature or character from others.
She had a peculiar talent for making people feel at ease.
Belonging exclusively or particularly to a person, place, or thing; special or unique.
This species of orchid is peculiar to the island's humid valleys.
peculiarnoun
(historical, chiefly British) A parish, church, or chapel exempt from the jurisdiction of the diocese in which it lies and instead subject directly to the Crown or an archbishop.
Westminster Abbey is a royal peculiar that answers directly to the monarch.
(archaic) A special privilege, property, or exclusive right belonging to a particular person or group.
The right to hunt in the surrounding forest was once the peculiar of the estate's lord.
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