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US/ˈɑː.də.ti/
UK/ˈɒd.ɪ.ti/
a person or thing that is strange or unusual
In context
The old house had many oddities, including a staircase that led nowhere.
It is an oddity that the shop sells umbrellas but never opens when it rains.
He was something of an oddity in a family of doctors.
Words that go with oddity
adjective + noun
- a minor oddityThe error is a minor oddity in the data.
- a linguistic oddityThe silent letter is a linguistic oddity.
- a statistical oddityThe result is probably just a statistical oddity.
- a strange oddityThere is one strange oddity in his story.
noun + preposition
- an oddity of natureThe two-headed snake was an oddity of nature.
verb + noun
- notice an oddityShe noticed an oddity in the report.