oddity
Origin of oddity
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How to use oddity in a sentence
She not only understood Doug and all his oddities and frantic goofiness, but actually embraced it.
Patti Mayonnaise From ‘Doug’ Is on ‘Orange Is the New Black’ | Kevin Fallon | July 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTInitially, it seems that oddities are what British journalist Jon Ronson is after in this charming menagerie of essays.
And so, oddity of oddities, one of the beneficiaries of that might be the president.
GOP Governors Conflicted by Mitt Romney’s Bad News Messaging | Matt Taylor | June 22, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThey have, after all, been riding high ever since the Internet turned them into its favorite oddities.
The War on Cats: Jonathan Franzen and Bird-Lovers Fight Back | Ben Crair | March 21, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the meantime, there are more than a few oddities about the tax vote.
Each state of the United States generally has at least a few geographical oddities or unusual geographical formations.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyBut there are a multitude of other people who are odd, and whose oddities cannot be accounted for in the same way.
Mike Marble | Uncle FrankWe were here above two months, attracted by Jenny's kind heart and oddities; but driven away finally by the insufferable dirt.
Ruth | Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellAnd then he sums up by saying, "Man is made up of bits and oddities."
My Recollections of Lord Byron | Teresa GuiccioliMargaret Wharton, an unmarried lady of great wealth and ancient family, was one of the Yorkshire oddities of last century.
Yorkshire Oddities, Incidents and Strange Events | S. Baring-Gould
British Dictionary definitions for oddity
/ (ˈɒdɪtɪ) /
an odd person or thing
an odd quality or characteristic
the condition of being odd
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