ODDITY Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word oddity. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ODDITY
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irregularity | nounn | |||||||
noun • behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality • not characterized by a fixed principle or rate; at irregular intervals • an irregular asymmetry in shape; an irregular spatial pattern • irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis | ||||||||
peculiarity | nounn | |||||||
noun • an odd or unusual characteristic • a distinguishing trait • something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting | ||||||||
quirk | nounn | |||||||
noun • a strange attitude or habit • a narrow groove beside a beading verb • twist or curve abruptly | ||||||||
aberration | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state or condition markedly different from the norm • a disorder in one's mental state • an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image | ||||||||
anomaly | nounn | |||||||
noun • deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule • a person who is unusual • (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun) | ||||||||
eccentricity | nounn | |||||||
noun • strange and unconventional behavior • (geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis • a circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path | ||||||||
idiosyncrasy | nounn | |||||||
noun • a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual | ||||||||
singularity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being one of a kind • strangeness by virtue of being remarkable or unusual | ||||||||
strangeness | nounn | |||||||
noun • unusualness as a consequence of not being well known • (physics) one of the six flavors of quark, the third lightest of all quarks • the quality of being alien or not native | ||||||||
unconventionality | nounn | |||||||
noun • originality by virtue of being unconventional • unorthodoxy by virtue of being unconventional | ||||||||
oddness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the parity of odd numbers (not divisible by two) • eccentricity that is not easily explained | ||||||||
crotchet | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook • a musical note having the time value of a quarter of a whole note • a strange attitude or habit • a small tool or hooklike implement | ||||||||
curio | nounn | |||||||
noun • something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting | ||||||||
curiosity | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state in which you want to learn more about something • something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting | ||||||||
kook | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group | ||||||||
oddball | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person with an unusual or odd personality | ||||||||
oddment | nounn | |||||||
noun • a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold • something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting | ||||||||
outlier | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who lives away from his place of work • an extreme deviation from the mean | ||||||||
queerness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a strange attitude or habit • a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex | ||||||||
quirkiness | nounn | |||||||
noun • a strange attitude or habit | ||||||||