different between respective vs peculiar

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin respectivus, from Latin respectus. Equivalent to respect +? -ive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???sp?kt?v/
• Rhymes: -?kt?v
• Hyphenation: re?spec?tive

Adjective

respective (not comparable)

1. Relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; own.

   They returned to their respective places of abode.
2. (obsolete) Noticing with attention; careful; wary.
   • c. 1559-1570, Edwin Sandys, letter to Bernard Gilpin

     But if you looke upon the estate of the church of England with a respective eye , you cannot with a good conscience refuse this charge imposed upon you

3. (obsolete) Looking toward; having reference to; relative, not absolute.

   the respective connections of society

4. (obsolete) Fitted to awaken respect.
   • 1599, William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, IV. iv. 192:

     What should it be that he respects in her / But I can make respective in myself,

5. (obsolete) Rendering respect; respectful; regardful.
   • a. 1598, William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, instructions to his son Robert Cecil, when young

     With thy equals familiar, yet respective.

Synonyms

• (relating to particular persons or things): corresponding, relevant, specific

Derived terms

• respectively
• respectiveness
• irrespective

Translations

Anagrams

• perceivest

French

Adjective

respective

1. feminine singular of respectif

German

Adverb

respective

1. Obsolete spelling of respektive

English

Etymology

From Latin pec?li?ris (“one's own”), from pec?lium (“private property”), from pecus (“cattle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??kju?l.j???/
  • (UK) IPA^(key): [p???k?ju?l.j??]
  • (US) IPA^(key): [p???k?jul.j???], [p???k?jul.j?]

Adjective

peculiar (comparative more peculiar, superlative most peculiar)

1. Out of the ordinary; odd; strange; unusual.

   Synonyms: odd, strange, uncommon, unusual

   Antonyms: common, mediocre, ordinary, usual

2. Common or usual for a certain place or circumstance; specific or particular.

   Synonym: specific

   Antonyms: common, general, universal

3. (dated) One's own; belonging solely or especially to an individual; not shared or possessed by others.
4. (dated) Particular; individual; special; appropriate.

Synonyms

• (out of the ordinary): see also Thesaurus:strange
• (common or usual in a particular place or circumstance): see also Thesaurus:specific

Antonyms

• (out of the ordinary): see also Thesaurus:normal
• (common or usual in a particular place or circumstance): see also Thesaurus:generic

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

peculiar (plural peculiars)

1. That which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a prerogative; a characteristic.
   • before 1716, Robert South, Twelve Sermons

     If anything can legalize revenge, it should be injury from an extremely obliged person; but revenge is so absolutely the peculiar of heaven.

2. (Britain, canon law) an ecclesiastical district, parish, chapel or church outside the jurisdiction of the bishop of the diocese in which it is situated.

See also

• peculiar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Peculiar in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)

References

Anagrams

• pericula

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin pec?li?ris.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /p?.ku.li?a/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /pe.ku.li?a?/

Adjective

peculiar (masculine and feminine plural peculiars)

1. peculiar

Derived terms

• peculiarment

Related terms

• peculiaritat

Further reading

• “peculiar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “peculiar” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “peculiar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “peculiar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pec?li?ris.

Adjective

peculiar m or f (plural peculiares, comparable)

1. peculiar; unusual; strange

   Synonyms: esquisito, estranho

2. peculiar (common or usual for a particular place or circumstance)

   Synonym: particular

Related terms

• peculiaridade

Further reading

• “peculiar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin pec?li?ris.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peku?lja?/, [pe.ku?lja?]

Adjective

peculiar (plural peculiares)

1. peculiar