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oddity.

An odd or strange thing or opinion.

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɒdɪti/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɑdɪti/General-American/ˈɔdɪte/Scotland/-tɪ/Scotland
  1. An odd or strange thing or opinion.

    countable
  2. A strange person; an oddball.

    countable
  3. Strangeness.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English odd Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English oddity From odd + -ity.

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