What does idiosyncrasy mean?
Definitions for idiosyncrasy
ˌɪd i əˈsɪŋ krə si, -ˈsɪn-idio·syn·crasy
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Princeton's WordNet
idiosyncrasy, foible, mannerismnoun
a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
Wiktionary
idiosyncrasynoun
A behavior or way of thinking that is characteristic of a person.
idiosyncrasynoun
A language or behaviour that is particular to an individual or group.
idiosyncrasynoun
A peculiar individual reaction to a generally innocuous substance or factor.
idiosyncrasynoun
A peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify.
He mastered the idiosyncrasies of English spelling.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Idiosyncrasynoun
A peculiar temper or disposition not common to another. Qui.
Etymology: idiosynacrase, Fr. ἴδιος, σύν, and ϰϱᾶσις.
Whether quails, from any idiosyncrasy or peculiarity of constitution, do innocuously feed upon hellebore, or rather sometimes but medicinally use the same. Thomas Browne, Vulg. Errours.
The understanding also hath its idiosyncrasies, as well as other faculties. Joseph Glanvill, Sceps. c. 15.
Wikipedia
Idiosyncrasy
An idiosyncrasy is an unusual feature of a person (though there are also other uses, see below). It can also mean an odd habit. The term is often used to express eccentricity or peculiarity. A synonym may be "quirk".
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idiosyncrasy
Idiosyncrasy can be generally defined as a distinctive or unique characteristic, behavior, or feature that is peculiar to an individual or a group, often deviating from the norm or common traits observed in others. It is a personal quirk or peculiarity that sets someone or something apart from others and is typically specific to them.
Webster Dictionary
Idiosyncrasynoun
a peculiarity of physical or mental constitution or temperament; a characteristic belonging to, and distinguishing, an individual; characteristic susceptibility; idiocrasy; eccentricity
Etymology: [Gr. ; 'i`dios proper, peculiar + a mixing together, fr. to mix together; with + to mix: cf. F. idiosyncrasie. See Idiom, and Crasis.]
Wikidata
Idiosyncrasy
An idiosyncrasy is an unusual feature of a person. It also means odd habit. The term is often used to express eccentricity or peculiarity. A synonym may be "quirk".
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Idiosyncrasy
id-i-o-sin′kra-si, n. peculiarity of temperament or constitution; crotchet or peculiar view, any characteristic of a person.—adj. Idiosyncrat′ic. [Gr. idios, one's own, syncrasis, a mixing together—syn, together, krasis, a mixing.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of idiosyncrasy in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of idiosyncrasy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of idiosyncrasy in a Sentence
A crash is when your competitor's program dies. When your program dies, it is an 'idiosyncrasy'. Frequently, crashes are followed with a message like 'ID 02'. 'ID' is an abbreviation for idiosyncrasy and the number that follows indicates how many more months of testing the product should have had.
The only success worth one's powder was success in the line of one's idiosyncrasy . what was talent but the art of being completely whatever one happened to be
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- خصوصيةArabic
- overfølsomhed, særegenhed, særpræg, særhed, idiosynkrasi, idiosynkratiskDanish
- besonderes Merkmal, Eigenheit, Eigenart, IdiosynkrasieGerman
- νοοτροπία, ευαισθησία, ιδιοσυγκρασίαGreek
- idiosincrasiaSpanish
- ominaispiirre, yliherkkyys, idiosynkrasiaFinnish
- idiosyncrasieFrench
- jellemző sajátosság, egyéni sajátosságHungarian
- intolleranza, insofferenza, mania, avversione, fissazione, idiosincrasiaItalian
- 個性, 特異体質, 特性Japanese
- idiosyncrasyLatin
- jargon, eigenheid, idiosyncrasie, overgevoeligheid, eigenaardigheid, kenmerkDutch
- særegenhetNorwegian
- dziwactwo, idiosynkrazjaPolish
- idiossincrasiaPortuguese
- trăsătură, idiosincrazie, particularitate, idiosincrasie, caracteristicăRomanian
- отличительная особенность, идиосинкразия, отличительная чертаRussian
- idiosinkrazijaSerbo-Croatian
- egenhet, egenart, egenskap, idiosynkrasiSwedish
- mizaç, tuhaflık, kişisel özellik, ayrıklılık, huy, tabiatTurkish
- ідіосинкразіяUkrainian
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