The meaning of Idiosyncrasy

Idiosyncrasy – definition

noun
A mode of behaviour or way of thought peculiar to an individual.
Usage examples:
One of his little idiosyncrasies was always preferring to be in the car first
noun
An abnormal physical reaction by an individual to a food or drug.
Usage examples:
It was now also an allergic idiosyncrasy in which people became sensitized to inhaled, ingested, or…

Idiosyncrasy translation into English

Idiosyncrasy: translate from English into Chinese

特质

Idiosyncrasy: translate from English into Dutch

Eigenaardigheid, Persoonlijke eigenaardigheid, Persoonlijke gevoeligheid

Idiosyncrasy: translate from English into French

Particularité

Idiosyncrasy: translate from English into German

Idiosynkrasie, Eigenart, Besonderheit, Eigenheit

Idiosyncrasy: translate from English into Hindi

लत, स्वभाव, स्वभावगत, पागलपन, झक, व्यक्तिगत विशिष्टता, सनक, विलक्षणता

Idiosyncrasy: translate from English into Italian

Idiosincrasia

Idiosyncrasy: translate from English into Korean

특질

Idiosyncrasy: translate from English into Russian

Идиосинкразия, Особенность склада, Особенность стиля, Черта характера

Idiosyncrasy: translate from English into Spanish

Idiosincrasia

Word origin

early 17th century (originally in the sense ‘physical constitution peculiar to an individual’): from Greek idiosunkrasia, from idios ‘own, private’ + sun ‘with’ + krasis ‘mixture’.

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Idiosyncrasy – similar words

idiosyncrasies

noun
A mode of behaviour or way of thought peculiar to an individual.
Usage examples:
One of his little idiosyncrasies was always preferring to be in the car first

noun
A strange or unusual habit, way of behaving, or feature
Usage examples:
One of her many idiosyncrasies is always smelling a book before opening it.

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