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Irregularity vs Oddity - What's the difference?

irregularity | oddity |

As nouns the difference between irregularity and oddity

is that irregularity is an instance of being irregular while oddity is an odd or strange thing or opinion.

irregularity

English

Noun

  • (countable) An instance of being irregular.
  • (uncountable) The state or condition of being irregular, or the extent to which something is irregular.
  • (countable) An object or event that is not regular or ordinary.
  • an irregularity of surface
  • (countable) A violation of rules.
  • An investigation of the irregularities in the company's accounts uncovered a large-scale fraud.

    Antonyms

    * regularity

    oddity

    English

    Noun

    (oddities)
  • An odd or strange thing or opinion.
  • *
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  • A strange person; an oddball.
  • Strangeness.
  • Synonyms

    * oddball

    See also

    * weirdo