noun
oddity
O-dih-tee
noun
1
A strange or unusual thing, person, or detail.
"The two-headed calf was the fairground's star oddity."
"Among the antiques was one genuine oddity: a clock with no hands."
How to Use Oddity
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomething that stands out for being strange or unusual.
Common pairings
a genuine oddity
a curious oddity
statistical oddity
Word Forms
oddities plural
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Etymology
Built from "odd" plus the noun-forming suffix "-ity", on the same pattern as "rarity" from "rare".