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oddity

[/ˈɒdɪti/]
nounfemininepl: oddities / oddities
raridade
1. The quality or state of being strange, unusual, or peculiar
The oddity of his behavior made everyone uncomfortable.
A raridade de seu comportamento deixou todos desconfortáveis.
2. A person or thing that is strange, unusual, or peculiar
He was considered an oddity in his conservative town.
Ele era considerado uma raridade em sua cidade conservadora.
3. Something that is difficult to understand or explain; an anomaly
Scientists discovered an oddity in the experimental results.
Os cientistas descobriram uma anomalia nos resultados do experimento.
Synonyms
peculiarityeccentricityanomalycuriositystrangeness
Antonyms
normalitycommonalityregularitytypicality

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
raridade
Most common usage
General Brazilian
estranheza
Emphasizing the strange quality
Portugal
raridade
Standard usage in European Portuguese
General
excentricidade
When referring to eccentric behavior

Related Idioms & Phrases

a real oddity - uma verdadeira raridade
the oddity of the situation - a estranheza da situação
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