oddityn.

Brit.

/ˈɒdᵻti/, U.S.

/ˈɑdədi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: odd adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < odd adj. + -ity suffix. Compare earlier oddness n.

1. An odd characteristic, feature, or trait; a peculiar habit.

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the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > [noun] > a characteristic

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1713 Guardian 26 Aug. 2/1 Our very Street Beggars are not without their peculiar Oddities.

1733 C. Johnson Cælia i. 8 There is, Cælia, an Oddity in this old Woman's Behaviour, that may startle you, a little, at first.

1807 Salmagundi 20 Mar. 115 A plentiful stock of whims, and oddities, and whalebone habits.

1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey I. ii. xvi. 243 All people have their oddities.

1853 M. Cummins Lamplighter (1854) 237 But you wished me to become acquainted with your oddity.

1877 E. Dowden Shakspere (Macmillan Lit. Primers) v. 48 Love's Labour Lost is..a comedy of oddities of dialogue.

1954 ‘W. March’ Bad Seed ii. 34 There had always been something strange about the child, but they had ignored her oddities, hoping she would become more like other children in time.

2001 Times 27 June ii. 11/3 The loopy events that motor this book and the oddities with which Irving invests his characters.

a. An odd or peculiar person.

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the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [noun] > oddness > odd person

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joker in the pack1963

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1731 E. Roome et al. Brome's Jovial Crew ii. ii. 25 There is not such a Collection of Oddities, perhaps, in all Europe.

1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random II. xlv. 94 This ridiculous oddity danced up to the table at which we sat.

1794 S. Rowson Fille de Chambre (new ed.) iii. 14 In the place where Lady Mary usually resided, she was considered..by her equals as an oddity.

a1854 E. Grant Mem. Highland Lady (1988) II. xxiv. 170 William Clerk, the clever oddity who..read up in the mornings for conversational purposes, and at the dinners adroitly brought in the prepared subject.

1873 W. Black Princess of Thule xii. 187 He did not wish to gain the reputation of having married an oddity.

1918 ‘B. MacNamara’ Valley of Squinting Windows 158 Ah, a quare ould oddity!

1957 J. Thurber Alarms & Diversions (1962) 128 He had been pictured as ‘Crazy Willie’, as a town character, as an oddity, as a butt for all manner of jokes.

2000 Big Issue 20 Mar. 4/2 It's presumed all single men trying to join a club are perverts or oddities chasing young girls.

b. An odd, peculiar, or grotesque thing; a strange-looking object; a strange event.

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the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [noun] > oddness > that which is odd

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1739 W. Broome Poems 202 Toys of no Use! high-priz'd Commodities Bought to no end! Estates in Oddities!

1781 J. Burgoyne Lord of Manor i. i. 6 My whole life has been an oddity—all made up of chequers and chances.

1834 L. Ritchie Wanderings by Seine 49 When any oddity took place in the town, such as an ill-assorted marriage, or a ridiculous love-suit.

1876 J. S. Ingram Centennial Exposition 717 One of the chief oddities of the Exhibition—the Hunter's Cabin. It was built of logs in the ‘salt-box’ style and entirely open in front.

1944 R. Matheson Entomol. for Introd. Courses xix. 446 Many species produce those oddities known as plant galls.

1966 L. Miall Richard Dimbleby, Broadcaster 39 A great gush of flame and smoke showed the bursting of a ‘scarecrow’, the oddity designed by the Germans to simulate a heavy bomber being shot down.

1991 N.Y. Times Mag. 15 Sept. ii. 50 [He exhibits] touches of inspired eccentricity... His closet brims with oddities like a black dinner jacket sprinkled with red Bakelite buttons.

3. The quality or character of being odd or peculiar; strangeness, oddness, peculiarity, singularity.

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the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [noun] > oddness

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1739 E. Phillips Britons, Strike Home 4 Ha, ha, ha! I cannot but laugh at the Oddity of Mr. Meanwell's Conceit; I am to be one of the Quarters of the World.

1745 E. Haywood Female Spectator I. iv. 244 All the Difficulties he had found in himself to reconcile to Reason a Behaviour that at first appear'd to have in it so much Oddity.

1750 tr. C. Leonardus Mirror of Stones Pref. All Manner of precious Stones that have been ever valued for their Beauty, Colour, Oddity, Curiosity.

a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1836) I. 144 A craving for sympathy in exact proportion to the oddity and unsympathizability of what he proposes.

1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre I. v. 79 Above twenty of those clad in this costume were full-grown girls; or rather young women: it suited them ill, and gave an air of oddity even to the prettiest.

1888 W. P. Frith Autobiogr. III. vi. 144 The oddity of the situation seemed to strike both at the same time.

1931 J. Buchan Blanket of Dark 70 If he seems strange to you, remember that wisdom is apt to cohabit with oddity. There are mannikins plenty who have seen something of oddity in me.

1950 ‘P. Woodruff’ Island of Chamba i. 21 H.M. for all his oddity has his feet very firmly on the ground.

1996 Daily Yomiuri (Tokyo) 28 Apr. 15/2 The West was intimidated by their [sc. the Japanese] sophistication and strength as much as by their seeming oddity.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oddity
释义	oddityn. Brit. /ˈɒdᵻti/, U.S. /ˈɑdədi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: odd adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < odd adj. + -ity suffix. Compare earlier oddness n. 1. An odd characteristic, feature, or trait; a peculiar habit. 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Johnson Cælia i. 8 There is, Cælia, an Oddity in this old Woman's Behaviour, that may startle you, a little, at first. 1807 Salmagundi 20 Mar. 115 A plentiful stock of whims, and oddities, and whalebone habits. 1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey I. ii. xvi. 243 All people have their oddities. 1853 M. Cummins Lamplighter (1854) 237 But you wished me to become acquainted with your oddity. 1877 E. Dowden Shakspere (Macmillan Lit. Primers) v. 48 Love's Labour Lost is..a comedy of oddities of dialogue. 1954 ‘W. March’ Bad Seed ii. 34 There had always been something strange about the child, but they had ignored her oddities, hoping she would become more like other children in time. 2001 Times 27 June ii. 11/3 The loopy events that motor this book and the oddities with which Irving invests his characters. 2. a. An odd or peculiar person. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [noun] > oddness > odd person singularist1593 singularitan1615 queer fellow1712 oddity1731 unaccountable1748 character1773 rum1788 eccentric1832 card1835 card1853 hard case1892 queer shot1900 rummy1909 hard thing1918 hardshot1924 quaint1939 odd bod1942 oddball1943 joker in the pack1963 quirky1975 1731 E. Roome et al. Brome's Jovial Crew ii. ii. 25 There is not such a Collection of Oddities, perhaps, in all Europe. 1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random II. xlv. 94 This ridiculous oddity danced up to the table at which we sat. 1794 S. Rowson Fille de Chambre (new ed.) iii. 14 In the place where Lady Mary usually resided, she was considered..by her equals as an oddity. a1854 E. Grant Mem. Highland Lady (1988) II. xxiv. 170 William Clerk, the clever oddity who..read up in the mornings for conversational purposes, and at the dinners adroitly brought in the prepared subject. 1873 W. Black Princess of Thule xii. 187 He did not wish to gain the reputation of having married an oddity. 1918 ‘B. MacNamara’ Valley of Squinting Windows 158 Ah, a quare ould oddity! 1957 J. Thurber Alarms & Diversions (1962) 128 He had been pictured as ‘Crazy Willie’, as a town character, as an oddity, as a butt for all manner of jokes. 2000 Big Issue 20 Mar. 4/2 It's presumed all single men trying to join a club are perverts or oddities chasing young girls. b. An odd, peculiar, or grotesque thing; a strange-looking object; a strange event. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [noun] > oddness > that which is odd drollity1639 oddness1713 oddity1739 odd1830 1739 W. Broome Poems 202 Toys of no Use! high-priz'd Commodities Bought to no end! Estates in Oddities! 1781 J. Burgoyne Lord of Manor i. i. 6 My whole life has been an oddity—all made up of chequers and chances. 1834 L. Ritchie Wanderings by Seine 49 When any oddity took place in the town, such as an ill-assorted marriage, or a ridiculous love-suit. 1876 J. S. Ingram Centennial Exposition 717 One of the chief oddities of the Exhibition—the Hunter's Cabin. It was built of logs in the ‘salt-box’ style and entirely open in front. 1944 R. Matheson Entomol. for Introd. Courses xix. 446 Many species produce those oddities known as plant galls. 1966 L. Miall Richard Dimbleby, Broadcaster 39 A great gush of flame and smoke showed the bursting of a ‘scarecrow’, the oddity designed by the Germans to simulate a heavy bomber being shot down. 1991 N.Y. Times Mag. 15 Sept. ii. 50 [He exhibits] touches of inspired eccentricity... His closet brims with oddities like a black dinner jacket sprinkled with red Bakelite buttons. 3. The quality or character of being odd or peculiar; strangeness, oddness, peculiarity, singularity. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [noun] > oddness oddness1611 queerity1711 particularity1712 whimsicalness1715 oddity1739 queerness1748 whimsicality1761 singularity1768 quizzity1788 eccentricity1794 quizziness1798 queerishness1803 fantasticness1825 rumness1840 weirdness1869 quirkiness1870 rumminess1872 whimsiness1909 1739 E. Phillips Britons, Strike Home 4 Ha, ha, ha! I cannot but laugh at the Oddity of Mr. Meanwell's Conceit; I am to be one of the Quarters of the World. 1745 E. Haywood Female Spectator I. iv. 244 All the Difficulties he had found in himself to reconcile to Reason a Behaviour that at first appear'd to have in it so much Oddity. 1750 tr. C. Leonardus Mirror of Stones Pref. All Manner of precious Stones that have been ever valued for their Beauty, Colour, Oddity, Curiosity. a1834 S. T. Coleridge Lit. Remains (1836) I. 144 A craving for sympathy in exact proportion to the oddity and unsympathizability of what he proposes. 1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre I. v. 79 Above twenty of those clad in this costume were full-grown girls; or rather young women: it suited them ill, and gave an air of oddity even to the prettiest. 1888 W. P. Frith Autobiogr. III. vi. 144 The oddity of the situation seemed to strike both at the same time. 1931 J. Buchan Blanket of Dark 70 If he seems strange to you, remember that wisdom is apt to cohabit with oddity. There are mannikins plenty who have seen something of oddity in me. 1950 ‘P. Woodruff’ Island of Chamba i. 21 H.M. for all his oddity has his feet very firmly on the ground. 1996 Daily Yomiuri (Tokyo) 28 Apr. 15/2 The West was intimidated by their [sc. the Japanese] sophistication and strength as much as by their seeming oddity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1713
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