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peculiar vs characteristic

characteristic vs peculiar

peculiar is not a noun while characteristic is a noun.

peculiar and characteristic both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
peculiar No Yes No No
characteristic Yes Yes No No
peculiar (noun) characteristic (noun)
a distinguishing quality; a feature that can be used to identify something
any measurable property of a device measured under closely specified conditions
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2
peculiar (adjective) characteristic (adjective)
characteristic of one only; distinctive or special typical or distinctive
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
markedly different from the usual; special
Difference between peculiar and characteristic

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