peculiar applies to qualities possessed only by a particular individual or class or kind and stresses rarity or uniqueness.

PECULIAR definition: 1. unusual and strange, sometimes in an unpleasant way: 2. belonging to, relating to, or found in…. Learn more.

Some common synonyms of peculiar are eccentric, erratic, odd, outlandish, quaint, singular, strange, and unique. While all these words mean "departing from what is ordinary, usual, or to …

Peculiar comes from the Latin peculiaris, meaning one's own, or personal. In English, it originally meant belonging to one person, private, like your fondness for your peculiar hairbrush. It also …

If you describe someone or something as peculiar, you think that they are strange or unusual, sometimes in an unpleasant way.

strange or unusual, especially in a way that is unpleasant or makes you worried. The meat tasted rather peculiar. There was something peculiar in the way he smiled. I had a peculiar feeling …

the peculiar hobby of stuffing and mounting bats. distinctive in nature or character from others. an expression peculiar to Canadians. the peculiar properties of a drug. Astronomy. designating a …

Define peculiar. peculiar synonyms, peculiar pronunciation, peculiar translation, English dictionary definition of peculiar. adj. 1. Not ordinary or usual; odd or strange: noticed a peculiar odor in …

She got a peculiar feeling when the phone rang. She had a peculiar expression on her face. He's feeling peculiar. The movie has a peculiarly [= distinctively, uniquely, particularly] American …

PECULIAR definition: 1. strange, often in an unpleasant way: 2. belonging to or relating to a particular person or…. Learn more.