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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The Ferguson oddities Players signed by the greatest manager of all time, for reasons few can fathom.
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Carl Anka, New York Times, 16 May 2025
The four-seater Porsche 911, also known as the 911 B17, never made it beyond this prototype, but still exists as an oddity and, potentially, a very valuable one.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 6 May 2025
The lack of seamless updates is an oddity for Samsung given Pixel’s universal deployment.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
So far, the only evidence has come from some oddities in the orbits of small Pluto-like bodies.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
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Carl Anka, New York Times, 16 May 2025
The four-seater Porsche 911, also known as the 911 B17, never made it beyond this prototype, but still exists as an oddity and, potentially, a very valuable one.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 6 May 2025
The lack of seamless updates is an oddity for Samsung given Pixel’s universal deployment.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
So far, the only evidence has come from some oddities in the orbits of small Pluto-like bodies.
—Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 9 Apr. 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 27 May. 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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