Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun peculiarity

3 senses of peculiarity

Sense 1
peculiarity, distinctive feature, distinguishing characteristic -- (an odd or unusual characteristic)
       => feature, characteristic -- (a prominent attribute or aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics")

Sense 2
peculiarity, specialness, specialty, speciality, distinctiveness -- (a distinguishing trait)
       => individuality, individualism, individuation -- (the quality of being individual; "so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality")

Sense 3
curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity -- (something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting)
       => object, physical object -- (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects")