peculiar
Out of the ordinary; odd; strange; unusual.
Example
“The sky had a peculiar appearance before the storm.”
Other meanings
Common or usual for a certain place or circumstance; specific or particular.
“Kangaroos are peculiar to Australia.”
One's own; belonging solely or especially to an individual; not shared or possessed by others.
Synonyms
- curious
- funny
- odd
- singular
Related words
- peculiarise
- peculiarism
- peculiarization
- peculiarsome
- chemically peculiar star
- funny peculiar
- peculiar institution
- peculiarity
- peculiarize
- peculiarly
- peculiaries
- peculiar motion
Word history
From Latin "pecūliāris" (one's own).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “peculiar” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.