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oddity

odd·i·ty

oddity

 
pronunciation:
a dih ti
features:
Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: noun
inflections: oddities
definition 1: a strange or unusual thing, person, or event.
Having one blue eye and one brown eye is an oddity.
similar words:
curiosity, exception, freak, puzzle, twist
definition 2: the state or characteristic of being strange.
The oddity of Joe's clothes made people stare.
synonyms:
oddness, peculiarity, strangeness
similar words:
curiousness
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