oddity

American  

[od-i-tee] / ˈɒd ɪ ti /

noun

plural

oddities

1. an odd or remarkably unusual person, thing, or event.

   Synonyms:

   wonder, curiosity, rarity

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

3. an odd characteristic or trait; peculiarity.

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oddity British  

/ ˈɒdɪtɪ /

noun

1. an odd person or thing

2. an odd quality or characteristic

3. the condition of being odd

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Etymology

Origin of oddity

First recorded in 1705–15; odd + -ity

Example Sentences

How this proudly low-budget effort managed to license those tunes is as curious as so much else in this ragtag oddity.

From Los Angeles Times

The oddity shows up in the options markets too.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sterne was a muse of the broken-hearted, and, for all its oddities, “Tristram Shandy” is 18th-century sentimental fiction at its finest.

From The Wall Street Journal

He noted the oddity of silent construction sites, where workers would normally be playing music.

From The Wall Street Journal

Andrew also likes to cover the oddities of the rapidly booming chess world.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• abnormality
• anomaly
• characteristic
• curiosity
• idiosyncrasy
• incongruity
• irregularity
• peculiarity
• phenomenon
• quirk
• rarity