oddity

/ˈɑdədi/

/ˈɒdɪti/

Other forms: oddities

An oddity is anything strange or unusual. Wearing ear muffs during a heat wave would be considered an oddity, because most people wouldn't do that.

Anything odd is weird, strange, unusual, or bizarre. Oddities are things like that. Calling good friends "sir" would be an oddity, since that word is usually used in formal situations. Oddities can also be objects, especially unusual objects or souvenirs someone might collect.

Definitions of oddity

1. noun

   eccentricity that is not easily explained
   synonyms: oddness

   type of:

   eccentricity

   strange and unconventional behavior
2. noun

   a strange attitude or habit
   synonyms: crotchet, queerness, quirk, quirkiness

   types:

   tic

   a usually unconscious habit or quirk of speech or behavior

   type of:

   strangeness, unfamiliarity

   unusualness as a consequence of not being well known
3. noun

   something unusual, maybe worthy of collecting
   synonyms: curio, curiosity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity

   types:

   bric-a-brac, knickknack, knickknackery, nicknack, whatnot

   miscellaneous curios

   collectable, collectible

   things considered to be worth collecting (not necessarily valuable or antique)

   collector's item, piece de resistance, showpiece

   the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection

   chachka, tchotchke, tsatske, tshatshke

   (Yiddish) an inexpensive showy trinket

   rariora

   (plural) rare collector's items

   type of:

   object, physical object

   a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow