ˈädəd.ē, -ətē, -i noun
( -es )
1. : something odd: as
a. : a peculiar quality or trait or feature : peculiarity , eccentricity
an oddity of character
the oddities of this particular pilot — J.A.Michener
any oddities in his behavior will be commented upon — Robert Graves
b.
(1) : an eccentric or otherwise peculiar individual
had all sorts of oddities visiting me — H.J.Laski
(2) : something strange or grotesque or freakish (as in appearance)
among oddities of the sea are the opalescent squid and the sea squirt — American Guide Series: Washington
(3) : something unique or curiously unusual or anomalous : curiosity
a good piece of steak is an oddity — Green Peyton
c. : a strange event : peculiar occurrence
the oddities of history
meeting her there was a real oddity
2. : the quality or state of being odd
the oddity of the situation
saw for myself one example of his oddity — S.P.B.Mais
the oddity of our own temperaments — Virginia Woolf