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bric-a-brac vs oddity

oddity vs bric-a-brac

bric-a-brac and oddity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bric-a-brac Yes No No No
oddity Yes No No No
As nouns, oddity is a hypernym of bric-a-brac; that is, oddity is a word with a broader meaning than bric-a-brac:
  • bric-a-brac: miscellaneous curios
  • oddity: something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
Other hypernyms of bric-a-brac include curio, curiosity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity.
bric-a-brac (noun) oddity (noun)
miscellaneous curios something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
a strange attitude or habit
eccentricity that is not easily explained
Difference between bric-a-brac and oddity

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