oddities

NOUN

abnormality

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anomaly characteristic curiosity idiosyncrasy incongruity irregularity peculiarity phenomenon quirk rarity

STRONG

bizarreness eccentricity extraordinariness freak freakishness kink oddness outlandishness queerness singularity strangeness unconventionality unnaturalness

WEAK

conversation piece

Antonyms

STRONGEST

normality regularity usualness

STRONG

commonality normalcy

WEAK

convention habit norm standard

NOUN

person who is very different

Synonyms

WEAK

case character duck eccentric fish out of water maverick misfit odd bird original rara avis screwball weirdo

Antonyms

WEAK

conservative normal

Example Sentences

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Zayneb and Adam don’t know each other, but they have something in common: When they were younger, they both discovered an ancient book called “The Marvels of Creation and the Oddities of Existence.”

From New York Times • Sep. 10, 2022

Oddities also appear in the ivermectin study, says Carlos Chaccour of the Institute for Global Health in Barcelona, who knows the drug well because he’s studying its potential role in mosquito control.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 2, 2020

Insectarium officials say they hope to restock their collection in time for the Philadelphia Oddities Expo in November.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2018

Chapman is the author of two books, Trials of the Monkey—An Accidental Memoir and 40 Days and 40 Nights—Darwin, Intelligent Design, OxyContin, and Other Oddities on Trial in Pennsylvania.

From Slate • Nov. 9, 2011

It was called the Congress of Human Oddities.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs