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peculiar

pe·cu·liar
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pi-kyool-yer]
    • /pɪˈkyul yər/
    • /pɪˈkjuː.li.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pi-kyool-yer]
    • /pɪˈkyul yər/

Definitions of peculiar word

  • adjective peculiar strange; queer; odd: peculiar happenings. 1
  • adjective peculiar uncommon; unusual: the peculiar hobby of stuffing and mounting bats. 1
  • adjective peculiar distinctive in nature or character from others. 1
  • adjective peculiar belonging characteristically (usually followed by to): an expression peculiar to Canadians. 1
  • adjective peculiar belonging exclusively to some person, group, or thing: the peculiar properties of a drug. 1
  • adjective peculiar Astronomy. designating a star or galaxy with special properties that deviates from others of its spectral type or galaxy class. 1

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Origin of peculiar

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English; < Latin pecūliāris as one's own, equivalent to pecūli(um) property (derivative of pecū flock, farm animals; akin to pecus cattle (see fee)) + -āris -ar1

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Parts of speech for Peculiar

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

peculiar popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for peculiar

adj peculiar

  • aberrant — Aberrant means unusual and not socially acceptable.
  • abnormal — Someone or something that is abnormal is unusual, especially in a way that is worrying.
  • anomalistic — tending to be anomalous
  • anomalous — Something that is anomalous is different from what is usual or expected.
  • antithetic — of the nature of or involving antithesis.

adjective peculiar

  • characteristic — The characteristics of a person or thing are the qualities or features that belong to them and make them recognizable.
  • contradistinct — Distinguished by opposite qualities.
  • distinguishing — distinctive; characteristic, as a definitive feature of an individual or group: Intricate rhyming is a distinguishing feature of her poetry.
  • doubtable — (uncommon) Capable of being doubted; doubtful; dubious; dubitable. See usage notes below.
  • eerie — uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird: an eerie midnight howl.

Antonyms for peculiar

adj peculiar

  • all-embracing — Something that is all-embracing includes or affects everyone or everything.
  • characterless — If you describe something as characterless, you mean that it is dull and uninteresting.
  • cliched — If you describe something as clichéd, you mean that it has been said, done, or used many times before, and is boring or untrue.
  • common — If something is common, it is found in large numbers or it happens often.
  • commonplace — If something is commonplace, it happens often or is often found, and is therefore not surprising.

adjective peculiar

  • workaday — of or befitting working days; characteristic of a workday and its occupations.

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