ODDITY


Meaning of ODDITY in English

odd ‧ i ‧ ty /ˈɒdəti, ˈɒdɪti $ ˈɑː-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural oddities )

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ oddity ; adverb : ↑ oddly ; adjective : ↑ odd ]

1 . [countable] a strange or unusual person or thing:

In a class of 120 students there were four women including myself, and I still felt rather an oddity.

2 . [uncountable and countable] a strange quality in someone or something:

60s fashions that are remembered for their oddity

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.