peculiar
peculiar is a 8-letter English word with 9 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: One's own; belonging solely or especially to an individual; not possessed by others; of private, personal, or characteristic possession and use; not owned in common or in participation. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- adjective. One's own; belonging solely or especially to an individual; not possessed by others; of private, personal, or characteristic possession and use; not owned in common or in participation.
- adjective. Particular; individual; special; appropriate.
- adjective. Unusual; singular; rare; strange; as, the sky had a peculiarappearance.
- noun. That which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a prerogative; a characteristic.
- noun. A particular parish or church which is exempt from the jurisdiction of the ordinary.
- adjective. characteristic of one only; distinctive or special- R.B.Taney
"the peculiar character of the Government of the U.S."
- adjective. markedly different from the usual-Virginia Woolf
"a peculiar hobby of stuffing and mounting bats"
"a man...feels it a peculiar insult to be taunted with cowardice by a woman"
- adjective. beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
"a curious hybrid accent"
"her speech has a funny twang"
- adjective. unique or specific to a person or thing or category
"the particular demands of the job"
"has a particular preference for Chinese art"
Synonyms
curious, funny, odd, queer, rum, rummy, singular, particular, special
Common word forms
peculiars, peculiarly, peculiarise, peculiarity, peculiarize, peculiarness
Words from these letters
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