peculiarities
Strange individual features
Peculiarities are distinctive qualities or characteristics that set something apart from the ordinary.
The word often suggests oddness or eccentricity: the peculiarities of his behavior, each region has its peculiarities.
A peculiarity can be neutral—simply what makes something distinctive—or imply something slightly strange or quirky: She had grown fond of the old house's peculiarities.
Distinguishing features or qualities
- idiosyncrasiesIndividual behavioral peculiarities
- mannerismsDistinctive personal behaviors
- habitsRegular repeated behaviors
- quirksUnusual individual traits
eccentricities · foibles · tendencies · attributes · features · hallmarks · signatures · nuances
Departures from expected patterns
- aberrationsDepartures from the norm
- curiositiesUnusual things worth examining
- strangenessQuality of being peculiar
- bizarrenessQuality of extreme strangeness
freakishness · irregularities · deviations · abnormalities · incongruities · singularities · rarities · phenomena
Quality of being distinguishable
- originalityNovel creative quality
- individualityUnique personal character
- exclusivityState of being limited
- specialnessQuality of being exceptional
exceptionality · uncommonness · rarity · novelty · singularity · inimitability · matchlessness · unparalleled
Traditional practices or import taxes
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- practicesRepeated training sessions
- conventionsAccepted social practices
- folkwaysCustomary community behaviors
rituals · observances · local color · regional differences · national character · social mores
characteristics
Distinguishing features or qualities
- idiosyncrasiesIndividual behavioral peculiarities
- mannerismsDistinctive personal behaviors
- habitsRegular repeated behaviors
quirks · eccentricities · foibles · tendencies · attributes · features · hallmarks · signatures · nuances · distinctions
anomalies
Departures from expected patterns
- aberrationsDepartures from the norm
- curiositiesUnusual things worth examining
- strangenessQuality of being peculiar
bizarreness · freakishness · irregularities · deviations · abnormalities · incongruities · singularities · rarities · phenomena · enigmas
distinctiveness
Quality of being distinguishable
- originalityNovel creative quality
- individualityUnique personal character
- exclusivityState of being limited
specialness · exceptionality · uncommonness · rarity · novelty · singularity · inimitability · matchlessness · unparalleled · unprecedented
customs
Traditional practices or import taxes
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- practicesRepeated training sessions
- conventionsAccepted social practices
folkways · rituals · observances · local color · regional differences · national character · social mores
- quirkseccentricities, idiosyncrasies, oddities, foibles, mannerisms
- particularsdetails, specifics, particulars, minutiae, nuances
- curiositiesoddities, curiosities, rarities, wonders, anomalies
- individualityindividuality, uniqueness, distinctiveness, originality, selfhood
- dialectregionalisms, vernacular, localisms, rural dialect, patois
peculiaritiesnormalcies
States of being typical
normalities · regularities · commonalities · conventionalities · generalities
peculiar, peculiarity, particularity, peculiarly, particularities, particularize, particularized