plural oddities
1
: an odd person, thing, event, or trait
2
: the quality or state of being odd
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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Mike Snider, USA Today, 28 May 2025
There are better options for this price without these image quality oddities.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 23 May 2025
In his later years, John Wooden liked to muse about one oddity of his first 12 years as UCLA’s basketball coach.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
That 2023 Leagues Cup was a highly entertaining oddity, the launch year of a competition that saw every game played in MLS stadiums, with both Messi and every Liga MX opponent learning how to navigate each round on the fly.
—Jeff Rueter, New York Times, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for oddity
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“Oddity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oddity. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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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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