peculiar

Speech parts

1. peculiar - Noun

2. peculiar - Adjective

3. peculiar - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

One's own; belonging solely or especially to an individual; not possessed by others; of private, personal, or characteristic possession and use; not owned in common or in participation.

Particular; individual; special; appropriate.

Unusual; singular; rare; strange; as, the sky had a peculiarappearance.

That which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a prerogative; a characteristic.

A particular parish or church which is exempt from the jurisdiction of the ordinary.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

special particular singular curious odd specific weird queer rare unusual characteristic distinctive uncommon strange irregular
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Antonyms

secretariat common public average popular general
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Phrases with the word

peculiar object peculiar feature peculiar sexual inclination less peculiar peculiar fellow peculiar example

Anagrams

pericula

Examples

Love is a peculiar thing. Georg Büchner

I found it peculiar that those who wanted to take military action could - with 100 per cent certainty - know that the weapons existed and turn out to have zero knowledge of where they were. Hans Blix

The peculiar foreign superstition that the English do not like love, the evidence being that they do not talk about it. V. S. Pritchett

Quarrelling is peculiar to the woman who has got male children. Kikuyu Proverb

Each man has his peculiar hobby. Latin Proverb

Every man rejoices in his peculiar study. Latin Proverb

Close letter words and terms

peculate peculation peculator peculiar case peculiar effect peculiar example