Peculiar in English dictionary

  • peculiar

    Meanings and definitions of "Peculiar"

    • Out of the ordinary; odd; curious; unusual.
    • Common or usual for a certain place or circumstance; specific or particular.
    • adjective
      Out of the ordinary; odd; curious; unusual.
    • adjective
      Common or usual for a certain place or circumstance; specific or particular.
    • adjective
      (dated)
      One's own; belonging solely or especially to an individual; not shared or possessed by others.
    • adjective
      (dated)
      Particular; individual; special; appropriate.
    • noun
      That which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a prerogative; a characteristic.
    • noun
      (Britain, canon law)
      an ecclesiastical district, parish, chapel or church outside the jurisdiction of the bishop of the diocese in which it is situated.
    • out of the ordinary
    • common or usual for a particular place or circumstance
    • peculiar (to)
    • Out of the ordinary.
    • adjective
      beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"
    • adjective
      markedly different from the usual; "a peculiar hobby of stuffing and mounting bats"; "a man...feels it a peculiar insult to be taunted with cowardice by a woman"-Virginia Woolf

    Synonyms of "Peculiar" in English dictionary

    specific, rummy, queer are the top synonyms of "Peculiar" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Peculiar

    • peculiar ( comparative more peculiar, superlative most peculiar)
    • peculiar (comparative more peculiar, superlative most peculiar)
    • peculiar (plural peculiars)
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