oddity
Origin of oddity
Synonyms for oddity
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phenomenon, quirk, characteristic, incongruity, rarity, peculiarity, curiosity, idiosyncrasy, anomaly, irregularity, freak, strangeness, kink, eccentricity, unnaturalness, singularity, oddness, extraordinariness, queerness, unconventionalityExamples from the Web for oddity
Contemporary Examples of oddity
The gentle, erudite soul within a body the public considered an oddity is the contrast at the heart of “The Elephant Man.”
Africa was supposedly a place to avoid or, at best, an oddity to pity.
To that end, they partnered with oddity website Atlas Obscura over the summer to host “The School of Transgressive Placemaking.”
A Most Illegal Adventure with New York City’s Wildest Underground Event PlannersNina Strochlic
December 16, 2013
First oddity: power, open restaurants, people not in panic mode.
Beaching of the oarfish is a very rare occurrence—the last time it happened was 2010—so two in one week is certainly an oddity.
Historical Examples of oddity
Its oddity struck me, and remained impressed upon my memory.
The Room in the Dragon VolantJ. Sheridan LeFanu
But the oddity in the present case was that he said nothing.
Wilfrid CumbermedeGeorge MacDonald
If he did not seem exactly interested, he certainly behaved with some oddity.
Wilfrid CumbermedeGeorge MacDonald
There was no mention of the oddity of behavior of shiploads of surplus grain aloft.
Pariah PlanetMurray Leinster
The oddity and incongruity of her attire attracted attention.
The ManxmanHall Caine