Definitions for oddityˈɒd ɪ ti
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
odd•i•tyˈɒd ɪ ti(n.)(pl.)-ties.
an odd or remarkably unusual person, thing, or event.
an odd characteristic or trait; peculiarity.
the quality of being odd; strangeness or eccentricity.
Origin of oddity:
1705–15
Princeton's WordNet
oddity, oddness(noun)
eccentricity that is not easily explained
oddity, queerness, quirk, quirkiness, crotchet(noun)
a strange attitude or habit
curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity(noun)
something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
Wiktionary
oddity(Noun)
An odd or strange thing.
oddity(Noun)
A strange person; an oddball.
oddity(Noun)
strangeness
Translations for oddity
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- rariteit, snaaksigheidAfrikaans
- غَرابَه، شَخْص غَريب الأطْوارArabic
- чудакBulgarian
- excêntricoPortuguese (BR)
- výstřednost, podivnostCzech
- seltsamer KauzGerman
- særhedDanish
- σπάνιο φαινόμενο, περίεργος τύπος, σπάνιο αντικείμενοGreek
- excéntricoSpanish
- veidrikEstonian
- شخص یا چیز عجیب و غریبFarsi
- kummajainenFinnish
- excentrique; bizarrerieFrench
- מוּזָרוּתHebrew
- विषमताHindi
- čudakCroatian
- furcsaságHungarian
- orang anehIndonesian
- furðufugl; furðuhluturIcelandic
- persona eccentricaItalian
- 変りものJapanese
- 괴상한 사람Korean
- keistuolis, keistenybëLithuanian
- savādnieks; dīvainībaLatvian
- yg pelikMalay
- iets vreemds, raar iemandDutch
- raring; sjeldenhetNorwegian
- dziwak, osobliwośćPolish
- شخص یا چیز عجیب و غریبPersian
- عجيب او غريبPashto
- indivíduo excêntricoPortuguese
- ciudăţenie; excentricitateRomanian
- странность; чудакRussian
- zvláštnosť, výstrednosťSlovak
- čudak; čudna stvarSlovenian
- čudakSerbian
- underlighet, originalSwedish
- คนหรือสิ่งแปลกประหลาดThai
- tuhaf kimse, antikanın tekiTurkish
- 怪人，古怪的事(物)Chinese (Trad.)
- дивак, чудакUkrainian
- عجيب، غير معموليUrdu
- sự kỳ quặcVietnamese
- 怪人，古怪的事（物）Chinese (Simp.)
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