Pronunciation
- IPA: /pɛ.ˈkjuː.ljʊəɹ/
Adjective
peculiar
- Out of the ordinary; odd; strange; unusual.
- The sky had a peculiar appearance before the storm.
- It would be rather peculiar to see a kangaroo hopping down a city street.
- Synonyms: odd, strange, uncommon, unusual
- Antonyms: common, mediocre, ordinary, usual
- Common or usual for a certain place or circumstance; specific or particular.
- Kangaroos are peculiar to Australia.
- Synonyms: specific
- Antonyms: common, general, universal
- (dated) One's own; belonging solely or especially to an individual; not shared or possessed by others.
- (dated) Particular; individual; special; appropriate.
- (out of the ordinary) see also Thesaurus:strange
- (common or usual in a particular place or circumstance) see also Thesaurus:specific
- (out of the ordinary) see also Thesaurus:normal
- (common or usual in a particular place or circumstance) see also Thesaurus:generic
- French: particulier, extraordinaire, bizarre, curieux
- German: merkwürdig, seltsam
- Italian: strano, peculiare, particolare
- Portuguese: peculiar, estranho, esquisito
- Russian: необы́чный
- Spanish: peculiar, raro
- French: particulier
- Italian: peculiare
- Portuguese: peculiar, particular
- Russian: сво́йственный
- Spanish: peculiar, específico
Noun
peculiar (plural peculiars)
- That which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a prerogative; a characteristic.
- before 1716, Robert South, Twelve Sermons
- If anything can legalize revenge, it should be injury from an extremely obliged person; but revenge is so absolutely the peculiar of heaven.
- before 1716, Robert South, Twelve Sermons
- (UK, canon law) an ecclesiastical district, parish, chapel or church outside the jurisdiction of the bishop of the diocese in which it is situated.
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