Associations to the word «Peculiarity»

Wiktionary

PECULIARITY, noun. The quality or state of being peculiar; individuality; singularity.
PECULIARITY, noun. That which is peculiar; a special and distinctive characteristic or habit; particularity.
PECULIARITY, noun. Exclusive possession or right.

Dictionary definition

PECULIARITY, noun. An odd or unusual characteristic.
PECULIARITY, noun. A distinguishing trait.
PECULIARITY, noun. Something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky