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BNC: 13977 COCA: 13984

oddity

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oddity /ˈɑːdəti/ noun
plural oddities
oddity
/ˈɑːdəti/
noun
plural oddities
Learner's definition of ODDITY
[count] : a strange or unusual person or thing怪人;怪事;奇怪之物
[noncount] : the quality or state of being strange or unusual奇怪;怪异
BNC: 13977 COCA: 13984

oddity

noun

odd·​i·​ty ˈä-də-tē How to pronounce oddity (audio)
plural oddities
1
: an odd person, thing, event, or trait
2
: the quality or state of being odd

Example Sentences

Her shyness makes her a bit of an oddity in the business world. The zoo has such oddities as anteaters and platypuses.
Recent Examples on the Web In my experience, e-bikes are also strange to ride, and that strangeness contributes to their oddity. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Aug. 2022 Despite the historical oddity of its coming price increase, the Meta Quest 2 still provides a historically cheap entry point into the VR ecosystem. Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 29 July 2022 Part of the solution rested in an oddity of the Irpin, which flows to a dam 15 miles north of Moshchun and is then lifted up by pumps into a reservoir on the Dnieper River. Isabelle Khurshudyan, Washington Post, 24 Feb. 2022 That makes the oddity of each image even more pronounced. Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 16 Aug. 2022 Africans were a commonplace oddity in imperial Russia. Jennifer Wilson, The New York Review of Books, 3 Aug. 2022 Yet that oblivion wasn’t just an oddity in a rom-com. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2022 Besides the oddity of seeing him in Los Angeles with the Angels and then nearly an entire season wearing #55 for the Dodgers, Pujols was a completely different ball player during his decade away from St. Louis. Wayne G. Mcdonnell, Jr., Forbes, 25 Apr. 2022 Once an oddity for audiophiles, podcasts have steadily become as much a part of our everyday routines as a favorite TV show. Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 6 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1713, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of oddity was in 1713
BNC: 13977 COCA: 13984

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