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peculiar
pe·cu·liar P0142500 (pĭ-kyo͞ol′yər)adj.1. Not ordinary or usual; odd or strange: noticed a peculiar odor in the room. See Synonyms at strange.2. Belonging distinctively or primarily to one person, group, or kind; special or unique: a species peculiar to the high desert.n.1. A privilege or property that is exclusively one's own.2. Chiefly British A church or parish under the jurisdiction of a diocese different from that in which it lies.
[Middle English peculier, personal, from Latin pecūliāris, from pecūlium, private property; see peku- in Indo-European roots.]
pe·cu′liar·ly adv.peculiar (pɪˈkjuːlɪə) adj1. strange or unusual; odd: a peculiar individual; a peculiar idea. 2. distinct from others; special3. (foll by: to) belonging characteristically or exclusively (to): peculiar to North America. n4. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing Also called: arbitrary a special sort, esp an accented letter5. (Anglicanism) Church of England a church or parish that is exempt from the jurisdiction of the ordinary in whose diocese it lies[C15: from Latin pecūliāris concerning private property, from pecūlium, literally: property in cattle, from pecus cattle] peˈculiarly advpe•cu•liar (pɪˈkyul yər)
adj. 1. strange; queer; odd. 2. uncommon; unusual. 3. distinctive in nature or character from others. 4. belonging characteristically or exclusively to some person, group, or thing (often fol. by to): an expression peculiar to Canadians; the peculiar properties of a drug. n. 5. a property or privilege belonging exclusively to a person. 6. a church or parish of the Church of England under jurisdiction outside of the diocese in which it lies. [1400–50; late Middle English < Latin pecūliāris one's own =pecūli(um) property (derivative of pecū flock, farm animals; akin to pecus cattle (see fee)) + -āris -ar1] pe•cu′liar•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | peculiar - beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"queer, rum, rummy, curious, funny, singular, oddstrange, unusual - being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird; "a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has" | | 2. | peculiar - unique or specific to a person or thing or category; "the particular demands of the job"; "has a particular preference for Chinese art"; "a peculiar bond of sympathy between them"; "an expression peculiar to Canadians"; "rights peculiar to the rich"; "the special features of a computer"; "my own special chair"particular, specialspecific - (sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique; "rules with specific application"; "demands specific to the job"; "a specific and detailed account of the accident" | | 3. | peculiar - markedly different from the usual; "a peculiar hobby of stuffing and mounting bats"; "a man...feels it a peculiar insult to be taunted with cowardice by a woman"-Virginia Woolfunusual - not usual or common or ordinary; "a scene of unusual beauty"; "a man of unusual ability"; "cruel and unusual punishment"; "an unusual meteorite" | | 4. | peculiar - characteristic of one only; distinctive or special; "the peculiar character of the Government of the U.S."- R.B.Taneycharacteristic - typical or distinctive; "heard my friend's characteristic laugh"; "red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn"; "stripes characteristic of the zebra" |
peculiaradjective1. odd, strange, unusual, bizarre, funny, out-there (slang), extraordinary, curious, weird, exceptional, eccentric, abnormal, out-of-the-way, queer, uncommon, singular, unconventional, far-out (slang), quaint, off-the-wall (slang), outlandish, offbeat, freakish, wacko (slang), outré He has a very peculiar sense of humour.
odd expected, usual, ordinary, familiar, conventional, commonplace2. special, private, individual, personal, particular, unique, characteristic, distinguishing, distinct, signature, idiosyncratic He has his own peculiar way of doing things.
special general, common, unspecific, indistinctive3. ill, poorly, sick, crook (Austral. & N.Z. informal), run down, washed out, unwell, nauseated, queasy, nauseous, off colour (Brit.), under the weather (informal), indisposed, peaky, wabbit (Scot. informal), green about the gills, peely-wally (Scot. informal) All this has made me feel a bit peculiar.4. (with to) specific to, characteristic of, restricted to, appropriate to, special to, unique to, particular to, endemic to, distinctive of surnames peculiar to this areapeculiaradjective1. Deviating from the customary:bizarre, cranky, curious, eccentric, erratic, freakish, idiosyncratic, odd, outlandish, quaint, queer, quirky, singular, strange, unnatural, unusual, weird.Slang: kooky, screwball.British Slang: rum, rummy.2. Causing puzzlement; perplexing:curious, funny, odd, queer, strange, weird.3. Serving to identify or set apart an individual or group:characteristic, distinctive, individual, typical, vintage.Translationspeculiar (piˈkjuːljə) adjective1. strange; odd. peculiar behaviour. 奇怪的 奇怪的2. belonging to one person, place or thing in particular and to no other. customs peculiar to France. 特有的 特有的peˌculiˈarity (-ˈӕ-) – plural peˌculiˈarities – noun 獨特性，特質 独特性，特质 peˈculiarly adverb 獨特地 独特地
peculiar
funny-peculiar or funny ha-haA phrase used when the speaker is trying to determine if someone else used the word "funny" to mean "strange" or "humorous." A: "That play sure is funny." B: "Do you mean funny-peculiar or funny ha-ha?"See also: funnyfunny-peculiarStrange, as opposed to humorous (the most common meaning of "funny"). That play sure is funny. Funny-peculiar, I mean—I don't know that I could sit through it again.funny peculiarodd; eccentric. (As opposed to funny ha-ha.) I didn't mean that Mrs. Peters is funny ha-ha. She's weird—funny peculiar in fact. His face is sort of funny—funny peculiar, that is.See also: funny, peculiarpeculiar
peculiar Church of England a church or parish that is exempt from the jurisdiction of the ordinary in whose diocese it lies Peculiar
Related to Peculiar: Peculiar galaxyPECULIAR, eccl. law. In England, a particular parish or church, which has, within itself, independent of the ordinary jurisdiction, power to grant probate of wills, and the like. 1 Eng. Eccl. R. 72, note; Shelf. on Mar. & Div. 538. Vide Court of peculiars. peculiar
Related to peculiar: Peculiar galaxySynonyms for peculiaradj oddSynonyms- odd
- strange
- unusual
- bizarre
- funny
- out-there
- extraordinary
- curious
- weird
- exceptional
- eccentric
- abnormal
- out-of-the-way
- queer
- uncommon
- singular
- unconventional
- far-out
- quaint
- off-the-wall
- outlandish
- offbeat
- freakish
- wacko
- outré
Antonyms- expected
- usual
- ordinary
- familiar
- conventional
- commonplace
adj specialSynonyms- special
- private
- individual
- personal
- particular
- unique
- characteristic
- distinguishing
- distinct
- signature
- idiosyncratic
Antonyms- general
- common
- unspecific
- indistinctive
adj illSynonyms- ill
- poorly
- sick
- crook
- run down
- washed out
- unwell
- nauseated
- queasy
- nauseous
- off colour
- under the weather
- indisposed
- peaky
- wabbit
- green about the gills
- peely-wally
adj specific toSynonyms- specific to
- characteristic of
- restricted to
- appropriate to
- special to
- unique to
- particular to
- endemic to
- distinctive of
Synonyms for peculiaradj deviating from the customarySynonyms- bizarre
- cranky
- curious
- eccentric
- erratic
- freakish
- idiosyncratic
- odd
- outlandish
- quaint
- queer
- quirky
- singular
- strange
- unnatural
- unusual
- weird
- kooky
- screwball
- rum
- rummy
adj causing puzzlement; perplexingSynonyms- curious
- funny
- odd
- queer
- strange
- weird
adj serving to identify or set apart an individual or groupSynonyms- characteristic
- distinctive
- individual
- typical
- vintage
Synonyms for peculiaradj beyond or deviating from the usual or expectedSynonyms- queer
- rum
- rummy
- curious
- funny
- singular
- odd
Related Wordsadj unique or specific to a person or thing or categorySynonymsRelated Wordsadj markedly different from the usualRelated Wordsadj characteristic of one onlyRelated Words |