peculiarity

Plural: peculiarities

Noun

• an odd or unusual characteristic
• a distinguishing trait
• something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
• The quality or state of being peculiar; individuality; singularity.
• That which is peculiar; a special and distinctive characteristic or habit; particularity.
• Exclusive possession or right.

Examples

• The peculiarity of meeting six people on a usually deserted trail only struck me later on.

Synonyms

curio, curiosity, distinctive feature, distinctiveness, distinguishing characteristic, oddity, oddment, rarity, speciality, specialness, specialty