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1. peculiar
adjective. ['pəˈkjuːljɝ, pɪˈkjuːljɝ'] beyond or deviating from the usual or expected.
Synonyms
- odd
- rummy
- strange
- funny
- queer
- rum
- unusual
- singular
Antonyms
- uninterested
- exhausted
- matched
- even
Etymology
- peculiaris (Latin)
- peculium (Latin)
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Rhymes with Peculiar
- belier
- collier
- devillier
- duvalier
- espalier
- failure
- grolier
- hellier
- hotelier
- navellier
- nicollier
- peculiar
- schwalier
- sellier
- yearearlier
How do you pronounce peculiar?
Pronounce peculiar as pɪˈkjuljər.
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How do you spell peculiar? Is it perculiar ?
A common misspelling of peculiar is perculiar
Sentences with peculiar
1. Adjective
Underneath the fuzz is something peculiar to the silkie -- a dark blue skin.
2. Noun, singular or mass
Meditation is central to Zen practice, and the form peculiar to that tradition is called zazen.
Quotes about peculiar
1. Love involves a peculiar unfathomable combination of understanding and misunderstanding.
- Diane Arbus
2. Being a writer is a very peculiar sort of a job: it's always you versus a blank sheet of paper (or a blank screen) and quite often the blank piece of paper wins.
- Neil Gaiman
3. Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.
- Plato
2. peculiar
adjective. ['pəˈkjuːljɝ, pɪˈkjuːljɝ'] unique or specific to a person or thing or category.
Synonyms
- special
- specific
Antonyms
- nonspecific
- exact
- nondrinker
Etymology
- peculiaris (Latin)
- peculium (Latin)
3. peculiar
adjective. ['pəˈkjuːljɝ, pɪˈkjuːljɝ'] characteristic of one only; distinctive or special.
Antonyms
- incurious
Etymology
- peculiaris (Latin)
- peculium (Latin)
4. peculiar
adjective. ['pəˈkjuːljɝ, pɪˈkjuːljɝ'] markedly different from the usual.
Antonyms
- uninquiring
Etymology
- peculiaris (Latin)
- peculium (Latin)