DICTOMETER

BESYNDERLIG (Norwegian for "peculiar")

(peculiar, singular)

1. Synonyms:
   • Curious
   • Funny
   • Odd
   • Peculiar
   • Queer
   • Rum
   • Rummy
   • Singular
   Definitions:
   • beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
   Examples:
   • 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
   Antonyms:
   • Familiar
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Particular
   • Peculiar
   • Special
   Definitions:
   • unique or specific to a person or thing or category
   Examples:
   • 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
   Antonyms:
   • General
   • Nonspecific
   
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Peculiar
   Definitions:
   • markedly different from the usual
   Examples:
   • 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
   Antonyms:
   • Usual
   
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Peculiar
   Definitions:
   • characteristic of one only
   • distinctive or special
   Examples:
   • The peculiar character of the Government of the U.S.- R.B.Taney
   Antonyms:
   • Uncharacteristic