Definition of peculiar Peculiar

/pʌkjuˈljɚ/ - [pukyulyer] - pe•cu•li•ar

We found 15 definitions of peculiar from 7 different sources.

What does peculiar mean?

Adjective
peculiar - characteristic of one only; distinctive or special; "the peculiar character of the Government of the U.S."- R.B.Taney
		characteristic typical or distinctive; "heard my friend's characteristic laugh"; "red and gold are the characteristic colors of autumn"; "stripes characteristic of the zebra"
peculiar - markedly different from the usual; "a peculiar hobby of stuffing and mounting bats"; "a man...feels it a peculiar insult to be taunted with cowardice by a woman"-Virginia Woolf
peculiar - beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"
		curious, funny, odd, queer, rum, rummy, singular
		strange, unusual not known before; "used many strange words"; "saw many strange faces in the crowd"; "don't let anyone unknown into the house"
peculiar - unique or specific to a person or thing or category; "the particular demands of the job"; "has a particular preference for Chinese art"; "a peculiar bond of sympathy between them"; "an expression peculiar to Canadians"; "rights peculiar to the rich"; "the special features of a computer"; "my own special chair"
		particular, special
		specific stated explicitly or in detail; "needed a specific amount"

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peculiar (Adjective)
Out of the ordinary; odd; curious; unusual.
peculiar (Adjective)
Common or usual for a certain place or circumstance; specific or particular.

peculiar (a.)
One's own; belonging solely or especially to an individual; not possessed by others; of private, personal, or characteristic possession and use; not owned in common or in participation.
peculiar (a.)
Particular; individual; special; appropriate.
peculiar (a.)
Unusual; singular; rare; strange; as, the sky had a peculiarappearance.
peculiar (n.)
That which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a prerogative; a characteristic.
peculiar (n.)
A particular parish or church which is exempt from the jurisdiction of the ordinary.

peculiar
pē-kūl′yar, adj. one's own: belonging to no other: appropriate: particular: odd, uncommon, strange.—n. (obs.) private property: a parish or church exempt from the jurisdiction of the ordinary or bishop in whose diocese it is placed.—v.t. Pecul′iarise, to set apart.—n. Peculiar′ity, quality of being peculiar or singular: that which is found in one and in no other: that which marks a person off from others: individuality.—adv. Pecul′iarly.—n. Pecū′lium, private property, esp. that given by a father to a son, &c.—Peculiar people, the people of Israel: a sect of faith-healers, founded in London in 1838, who reject medical aid in cases of disease, and rely on anointing with oil by the elders, and on prayer, with patient nursing. [Fr.,—L. peculiaris—peculium, private property.]