oddity
noun
odd·i·ty ˈä-də-tē 
plural oddities
1
: an odd person, thing, event, or trait
2
: the quality or state of being odd
Synonyms
- crotchet
- curiosity
- eccentricity
- erraticism
- idiosyncrasy
- individualism
- kink
- mannerism
- peculiarity
- quiddity
- quip
- quirk
- singularity
- tic
- trick
- twist
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Her shyness makes her a bit of an oddity in the business world. The zoo has such oddities as anteaters and platypuses.
Recent Examples on the Web In my experience, e-bikes are also strange to ride, and that strangeness contributes to their oddity. 
Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Aug. 2022 Despite the historical oddity of its coming price increase, the Meta Quest 2 still provides a historically cheap entry point into the VR ecosystem. Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 29 July 2022 Part of the solution rested in an oddity of the Irpin, which flows to a dam 15 miles north of Moshchun and is then lifted up by pumps into a reservoir on the Dnieper River. Isabelle Khurshudyan, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2022 That makes the oddity of each image even more pronounced. Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 16 Aug. 2022 Africans were a commonplace oddity in imperial Russia. Jennifer Wilson, The New York Review of Books, 3 Aug. 2022 Yet that oblivion wasn’t just an oddity in a rom-com. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2022 Besides the oddity of seeing him in Los Angeles with the Angels and then nearly an entire season wearing #55 for the Dodgers, Pujols was a completely different ball player during his decade away from St. Louis. Wayne G. Mcdonnell, Jr., Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022 Once an oddity for audiophiles, podcasts have steadily become as much a part of our everyday routines as a favorite TV show. Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 6 Aug. 2022 See More
Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Aug. 2022 Despite the historical oddity of its coming price increase, the Meta Quest 2 still provides a historically cheap entry point into the VR ecosystem. Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 29 July 2022 Part of the solution rested in an oddity of the Irpin, which flows to a dam 15 miles north of Moshchun and is then lifted up by pumps into a reservoir on the Dnieper River. Isabelle Khurshudyan, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2022 That makes the oddity of each image even more pronounced. Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 16 Aug. 2022 Africans were a commonplace oddity in imperial Russia. Jennifer Wilson, The New York Review of Books, 3 Aug. 2022 Yet that oblivion wasn’t just an oddity in a rom-com. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2022 Besides the oddity of seeing him in Los Angeles with the Angels and then nearly an entire season wearing #55 for the Dodgers, Pujols was a completely different ball player during his decade away from St. Louis. Wayne G. Mcdonnell, Jr., Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022 Once an oddity for audiophiles, podcasts have steadily become as much a part of our everyday routines as a favorite TV show. Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 6 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1713, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
oddity
noun
odd·i·ty ˈä-də-tē
plural oddities
1
: something strange The zoo has oddities such as platypuses.
2
: the quality or state of being strange We laughed at the oddity of the situation.
oddity
noun
1
as in trick
an odd or peculiar habit his one oddity is collecting used pencil leads Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- trick
- quirk
- characteristic
- trait
- peculiarity
- idiosyncrasy
- mannerism
- eccentricity
- singularity
- tic
- curiosity
- twist
- habit
- quiddity
- individualism
- kink
- quip
- attribute
- crotchet
- erraticism
- affectation
- weirdness
- character
- tendency
- pattern
- practice
- attitude
- property
- personality
- abnormality
- way
- custom
- airs
- addiction
- predilection
- perversion
- proclivity
- penchant
- humor
- genius
- identity
- propensity
- neuroticism
- nature
- predisposition
- inclination
- wont
- mark
- temperament
- individuality
- partiality
- disposition
- bent
- leaning
- practise
- turn
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- conformity
- sameness
2
as in rarity
something strange or unusual that is an object of interest years ago circus sideshows used to display people with unusual physical features as oddities Synonyms & Similar Words
- rarity
- exotic
- wonder
- curiosity
- curio
- marvel
- monster
- anomaly
- abnormality
- virtu
- objet
- mutant
- mutation
- oddment
- objet d'art
- prodigy
- ephemera
- curiosa
- freak
- found object
- rare bird
- rara avis
- objet trouvé
- malformation
- monstrosity
- vertu
3
as in anomaly
something that is different from what is ordinary or expected she is an oddity in that, unlike her sisters, she avoids social media Synonyms & Similar Words
- anomaly
- exception
- rarity
- abnormality
- variation
- quirk
- aberration
- difference
- phenomenon
- peculiarity
- singularity
- inconsistency
- disparity
- paradox
- vagary
- bizarrerie
- distortion
- accident
- mistake
- oddment
- contradiction
- mutation
- error
- curiosity
- inconsistence
- kink
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- ordinary
- usual
- norm
4
as in eccentric
a person of odd or whimsical habits an oddity with a penchant for weaving cat fur Synonyms & Similar Words
- eccentric
- oddball
- character
- original
- rarity
- weirdo
- zany
- odd duck
- screwball
- freak
- crackpot
- kook
- maverick
- codger
- crank
- flake
- head case
- nutter
- nutcase
- bohemian
- nut
- crackbrain
- quiz
- fruitcake
- crack
- curio
- piece of work
- nonconformist
- geezer
- quixote
- coot
- fantast
- fantastico
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- sheep
- conformer
- conformist
- follower
- get off with someone
- get on
- get on (to)
- get on for
- get on for (something)
- get on for something
- get on his bad side
- get on one's nerves
- get on someone's case
- get on someone's nerves
- get on someone's wick
- get on the stick
- get on the subject of
- get on the wrong side of
- get on to
- get on with
- get on with (something or someone)
- get on with it
- get on with one's life
- get on with something or someone
- get on with your life
- get on/onto the subject of
- get one anywhere
- get one's act together
- get one's ass in gear