peculiarity vs trait

peculiarity

noun
  • That which is peculiar; a special and distinctive characteristic or habit; particularity. 

  • Exclusive possession or right. 

  • The quality or state of being peculiar; individuality; singularity. 

trait

noun
  • An identifying characteristic, habit or trend. 

  • An uninstantiable collection of methods that provides functionality to a class by using the class’s own interface. 

How often have the words peculiarity and trait occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )