peculiarity

Noun

peculiarity (countable and uncountable, plural peculiarities)

1. The state or quality of being peculiar; individuality; singularity.
   • The peculiarity of meeting six people on a usually deserted trail only struck me later on.
   • “'There is always a moment when the familiar becomes the strange,'” Cora recited, as she stood looking around at the bustling open docking area of Tamayo Point. “'Look at your own hand and you will eventually notice the variation of textures, the growth of nails and the fade of scars, the...2017 November, N. K. Jemisin, Mac Walters, chapter 1, in Mass Effect Andromeda: Initiation, 1st edition (Science Fiction), Titan Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 9
2. That which is peculiar; a special and distinctive characteristic or habit; a particularity.
   • I had often heard of Miss Marchmont, and of her peculiarities (she had the character of being very eccentric), but till now had never seen her.1853, Charlotte Brontë, chapter 4, in Villette
   • I thought Alice and H. J. P. would have fainted at the full spectacle; but we are fast getting used to the little peculiarities of foreigners and I trust they will forgive us many sins in return.1870, Louisa May Alcott, quoted in 2011, Daniel Shealy, Little Women Abroad: The Alcott Sisters' Letters from Europe, 1870-1871
3. Exclusive possession or right.