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Definition of Oddity
1. Noun. Eccentricity that is not easily explained.
2. Noun. A strange attitude or habit.
Generic synonyms: Strangeness, Unfamiliarity
Derivative terms: Crotchety, Queer, Quirky, Quirky
3. Noun. Something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting.
Generic synonyms: Object, Physical Object
Specialized synonyms: Bric-a-brac, Knickknack, Knickknackery, Nicknack, Whatnot, Collectable, Collectible, Collector's Item, Piece De Resistance, Showpiece
Derivative terms: Curious, Odd, Peculiar, Rare
Definition of Oddity
1. n. The quality or state of being odd; singularity; queerness; peculiarity; as, oddity of dress, manners, and the like.
Definition of Oddity
1. Noun. An odd or strange thing. ¹
2. Noun. A strange person; an oddball. ¹
3. Noun. strangeness ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oddity
1. one that is odd [n -TIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oddity
Literary usage of Oddity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Random Shots and Southern Breezes: Containing Critical Remarks on the by Louis Fitzgerald Tasistro (1842)
"Ramifications of oddity.—Professional Oddities.—Plain Speaking. ... oddity also
breaks out in certain inveterate habits and associations of ideas, ..."
2. Picturesque History of Yorkshire: Being an Account of the History by Joseph Smith Fletcher (1900)
"... JUNCTION WITH THE URE AND OUSE—MYTON : THE SCENE OF THE WHITE BATTLE SWALESIDE
VILLAGES TOPCLIFFE A YORKSHIRE oddity—COLD OR COD BECK—THIRSK—THE EDGE OF ..."
3. Picturesque History of Yorkshire: Being an Account of the History by Joseph Smith Fletcher (1899)
"... to Ferrybridge CHARACTER AND COURSE OF THE RIVER AIRE—RAWCLIFFE THE STRANGE
STORY OF JIMMY HIRST : A YORKSHIRE oddity—SNAITH CARLTON VILLAGES SOUTH AND ..."
4. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"object timbre, qualification; see oddity. puzzle, n. I. See PERPLEXITY, QUESTION.
puzzlement (rare), tangram, trifle, ring, 2. Re/erring to a thing that ..."
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