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∎ she's a bit of an oddity elle est un peu bizarre;∎ being the only woman there makes her something of an oddity on la remarque du simple fait qu'elle est la seule femme;∎ he has some little oddities il a des côtés un peu bizarres(b) (strangeness) étrangeté f, bizarrerie f -
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oddity [ˈɒdɪtɪ]* * *['ɒdɪtɪ] -
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plural - oddities; noun (a strange person or thing: He's a bit of an oddity.) excentrique; bizarrerie -
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peculiarity [pɪ‚kjʊlɪˈærɪtɪ]a. ( = distinctive feature) particularité fb. ( = oddity) bizarrerie f* * *[pɪˌkjuːlɪ'ærətɪ]1) ( feature) particularité f2) ( strangeness) bizarrerie f -
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[od]1) (unusual; strange: He's wearing very odd clothes; a very odd young man.) bizarre2) ((of a number) that cannot be divided exactly by 2: 5 and 7 are odd (numbers).) impair3) (not one of a pair, set etc: an odd shoe.) dépareillé4) (occasional; free: at odd moments.) perdu•- oddity- oddly - oddment - odds - odd jobs - odd job man - be at odds - make no odds - oddly enough - odd man out / odd one out - odds and ends - what's the odds? -
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plural; see oddity
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oddity — UK [ˈɒdətɪ] / US [ˈɑdətɪ] noun Word forms oddity : singular oddity plural oddities 1) [countable] someone or something that seems strange or unusual In those days a working mother was regarded as a bit of an oddity. 2) [countable/uncountable] a… … English dictionary
oddity — noun 1) she was regarded as a bit of an oddity Syn: eccentric, misfit, square peg in a round hole, maverick, nonconformist, odd one, rare bird, crank; informal character, oddball, weirdo, crackpot, nut, freak, screwball, kook, queer/odd fish … Thesaurus of popular words
oddity — odd|i|ty [ˈɔdıti US ˈa: ] n plural oddities 1.) a strange or unusual person or thing ▪ In a class of 120 students there were four women including myself, and I still felt rather an oddity. 2.) [U and C] a strange quality in someone or something ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
oddity — odd|i|ty [ adəti ] noun 1. ) count someone or something that seems strange or unusual: In those days a working mother was regarded as something of an oddity. 2. ) count or uncount a strange or unusual quality in someone or something: the oddity… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English