plural oddities
1
: an odd person, thing, event, or trait
2
: the quality or state of being odd
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Examples of oddity in a Sentence
Her shyness makes her a bit of an oddity in the business world.
The zoo has such oddities as anteaters and platypuses.
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As further evidence of its oddity, Triton encircles its parent in the opposite direction compared with the other moons.
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
Red flags to be aware of – oddities in facial expressions or backgrounds; voice inconsistencies that come across as unnatural; pressure tactics used by the impersonator.
—Gene Marks, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Despite this oddity, the apps in question did not suffer from any negative issues.
—PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
There were still genius oddities here and there—the wistful video gamey emo of Jane Remover’s Teen Week/Frailty, underscores’ fictional town odysseys, DJ Re:Code’s ADHD-core hyper-hyper-pop.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 3 Oct. 2024
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
Red flags to be aware of – oddities in facial expressions or backgrounds; voice inconsistencies that come across as unnatural; pressure tactics used by the impersonator.
—Gene Marks, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Despite this oddity, the apps in question did not suffer from any negative issues.
—PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
There were still genius oddities here and there—the wistful video gamey emo of Jane Remover’s Teen Week/Frailty, underscores’ fictional town odysseys, DJ Re:Code’s ADHD-core hyper-hyper-pop.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Oddity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oddity. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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oddity
noun
odd·i·ty
ˈäd-ət-ē 
plural oddities
1
: something odd
2
: the quality or state of being odd
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