Oddity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

eccentricity that is not easily explained

a strange attitude or habit

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɑːdᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɒdɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɒdɪti/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɑːdᵻɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

quirkiness crotchet curio oddness oddment quirk curiosity peculiarity queerness rarity

Word Forms

odd	adjective	not easily explained
queer	adjective	beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
quirky	adjective	informal terms; strikingly unconventional
crotchety	adjective	having a difficult and contrary disposition; - Dorothy Sayers
curious	adjective	beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
peculiar	adjective	beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
rare	adjective	marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind; -J.R.Lowell

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kuriosität

Exzentrizität, die nicht leicht zu erklären ist

🇫🇷French

singularité

une excentricité qui ne s'explique pas facilement

🇪🇸Spanish

rareza

excentricidad que no se explica fácilmente

🇮🇹Italian

stranezza

eccentricità che non è facilmente spiegabile

🇳🇱Dutch

eigenaardigheid

excentriciteit die niet eenvoudig te verklaren is

🇵🇹Portuguese

estranheza

excentricidade que não é facilmente explicada

🇷🇺Russian

странность

эксцентричность, которую нелегко объяснить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विषमता

विलक्षणता जिसे आसानी से समझाया नहीं जा सकता

🇧🇩Bengali

অদ্ভুততা

উদ্ভটতা যা সহজে ব্যাখ্যা করা যায় না

🇮🇳Tamil

விந்தை

எளிதில் விளக்க முடியாத விசித்திரத்தன்மை

🇮🇳Telugu

విచిత్రం

సులభంగా వివరించలేని విపరీతత

🇮🇳Marathi

विचित्रता

विलक्षणता ज्याचे स्पष्टीकरण सहज शक्य नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિચિત્રતા

તરંગીતા જે સરળતાથી સમજાવી શકાતી નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಲಕ್ಷಣತೆ

ಸುಲಭವಾಗಿ ವಿವರಿಸಲಾಗದ ವಿಕೇಂದ್ರೀಯತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിചിത്രത

എളുപ്പത്തിൽ വിശദീകരിക്കാൻ കഴിയാത്ത ഉത്കേന്ദ്രത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਜੀਬਤਾ

ਸਨਕੀਤਾ ਜੋ ਆਸਾਨੀ ਨਾਲ ਵਿਆਖਿਆ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

عجیب

سنکی پن جس کی آسانی سے وضاحت نہیں کی جاتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

怪事

难以解释的偏心

🇯🇵Japanese

奇妙

簡単には説明できない奇行

🇰🇷Korean

괴벽

쉽게 설명되지 않는 기이함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự kỳ lạ

sự lập dị không dễ giải thích

🇹🇭Thai

ความแปลกประหลาด

ความเยื้องศูนย์ที่ไม่สามารถอธิบายได้ง่าย

🇮🇩Indonesian

keanehan

eksentrisitas yang tidak mudah dijelaskan

🇵🇭Filipino

kakaiba

eccentricity na hindi madaling ipaliwanag

🇲🇾Malay

keanehan

kesipian yang tidak mudah dijelaskan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غرابة

الانحراف الذي لا يمكن تفسيره بسهولة

🇮🇷Persian

عجیب و غریب

عجیب و غریبی که به راحتی قابل توضیح نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

tuhaflık

kolayca açıklanamayan tuhaflık

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוּזָרוּת

אקסצנטריות שלא מוסברת בקלות

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