different between peculiarity vs unnaturalness
peculiarity
English
Etymology
peculiar +? -ity
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /p??kjuli????ti/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /p??kju?li?æ??ti/
- Rhymes: -æ??ti
- Hyphenation: pe?cu?li?ar?i?ty
Noun
peculiarity (countable and uncountable, plural peculiarities)
- The quality or state of being peculiar; individuality; singularity.
- The peculiarity of meeting six people on a usually deserted trail only struck me later on.
- That which is peculiar; a special and distinctive characteristic or habit; particularity.
- 1853, Charlotte Brontë, Villette, Chapter 4:
- I had often heard of Miss Marchmont, and of her peculiarities (she had the character of being very eccentric), but till now had never seen her.
- 1870, Louisa May Alcott, quoted in 2011, Daniel Shealy, Little Women Abroad: The Alcott Sisters' Letters from Europe, 1870-1871
- I thought Alice and H. J. P. would have fainted at the full spectacle; but we are fast getting used to the little peculiarities of foreigners and I trust they will forgive us many sins in return.
- 1873, Specifications and Drawings of Patents Issued from the U.S. Patent Office
- The peculiarity of this invention consists in a means for varying the angle at which the plaiting-blade is held in the plaiter without varying the position of the entire instrument upon the sewing-machine.
- 1853, Charlotte Brontë, Villette, Chapter 4:
- Exclusive possession or right.
Translations
peculiarity From the web:
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unnaturalness
English
Etymology
From Middle English unnaturelnesse, equivalent to unnatural +? -ness.
Noun
unnaturalness (countable and uncountable, plural unnaturalnesses)
- The state of being unnatural.
unnaturalness From the web:
- what does unnaturalness
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