idiosyncrasy
a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual.
the physical constitution peculiar to an individual.
a peculiarity of the physical or the mental constitution, especially susceptibility toward drugs, food, etc.: Compare allergy (def. 1).
Origin of idiosyncrasy
1- Also idiocrasy.
synonym study For idiosyncrasy
Other words for idiosyncrasy
Other words from idiosyncrasy
- id·i·o·syn·crat·ic [id-ee-oh-sin-krat-ik, -sing-], /ˌɪd i oʊ sɪnˈkræt ɪk, -sɪŋ-/, adjective
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How to use idiosyncrasy in a sentence
Seeping through these explanations are the idiosyncrasies and livelihoods of their authors.
The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson (And Tolstoy and Dickens) | Samuel Fragoso | October 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe just sort of takes in the entire repertoire of a person: their voice, gestures, movements, idiosyncrasies, habits.
The Stacks: Robin Williams, More Than A Shtick Figure | Joe Morgenstern | August 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe understood the idiosyncrasies of Soviet life, having spent several years in Russia as a young reporter.
They cut wires in certain ways, there are idiosyncrasies in how these bombs are designed.
These companies were sometimes felled by practical idiosyncrasies.
This method can be applied in several different ways according to the idiosyncrasies of different students.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)The Women of England, of whatever rank, studiously avoid peculiarities of dress or manner and repress idiosyncrasies of character.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyAnd when ordinary fellows like you and me attempt to cope with their idiosyncrasies the result is bungling.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinHe was a secretive man who shared no secrets with his neighbors if he could help it, yet whose very idiosyncrasies betrayed them.
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn RaymondTheir great scholars see their idiosyncrasies, and I can not begin to describe them.
As A Chinaman Saw Us | Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for idiosyncrasy
/ (ˌɪdɪəʊˈsɪŋkrəsɪ) /
a tendency, type of behaviour, mannerism, etc, of a specific person; quirk
the composite physical or psychological make-up of a specific person
an abnormal reaction of an individual to specific foods, drugs, or other agents
Origin of idiosyncrasy
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