oddity

[ od-i-tee ]
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noun,plural odd·i·ties for 1, 3.
  1. an odd or remarkably unusual person, thing, or event.

  2. the quality of being odd; singularity, strangeness, or eccentricity.

  1. an odd characteristic or trait; peculiarity.

Origin of oddity

1
First recorded in 1705–15; odd + -ity

Other words for oddity

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How to use oddity in a sentence

  • Each state of the United States generally has at least a few geographical oddities or unusual geographical formations.

  • But there are a multitude of other people who are odd, and whose oddities cannot be accounted for in the same way.

    Mike Marble | Uncle Frank
  • We were here above two months, attracted by Jenny's kind heart and oddities; but driven away finally by the insufferable dirt.

    Ruth | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
  • And then he sums up by saying, "Man is made up of bits and oddities."

  • Margaret Wharton, an unmarried lady of great wealth and ancient family, was one of the Yorkshire oddities of last century.

British Dictionary definitions for oddity

oddity

/ (ˈɒdɪtɪ) /


nounplural -ties
  1. an odd person or thing

  2. an odd quality or characteristic

  1. the condition of being odd

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