English

Etymology
First attested in 1604, in modern sense since 1665, from OF. term|idiosyncrasie|langfr < AGr. term|scGrek|ιδιο��γκ�α�ία|tridiosynkrasia||personal temperament|langgrc < term|scGrek|ίδιο�|tridios||personal, private|langgrc (see also term|idiot, term|idiom) + term|scGrek|��γκ�α�ι�|trsynkrasis||blending|langgrc, from term|scGrek|��ν-|trsyn||together|langgrc + term|scGrek|κ�ά�ι�|trkrasis||mixture|langgrc.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�ɪdi.��sɪ�kɹ�si/

Noun
en-noun|idiosyncras|ies

1. A way of behaving or thinking that is characteristic of a person.
2. A language or behaviour that is particular to an individual or group.
3. medicine A peculiar individual reaction to a generally innocuous substance or factor.
4. A peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify.

#: He mastered the idiosyncrasies of English spelling.

Synonyms
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eccentricity
foible
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habit
mannerism
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oddity
quirk
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vagary
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Derived terms
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idiosyncratic
idiosyncratically
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Translations
trans-top|way of behaving or thinking
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trans-top|language or behaviour particular to an individual or a group
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trans-top|individual reaction to a generally innocuous substance
Croatian: t-|hr|idiosinkrazija|f
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Danish: idiosynkrasi
Dutch: idiosyncrasie, eigenaardigheid f
French: idiosyncrasie f
German: Idiosynkrasie f
Greek: ιδιο��γκ�α�ία (iðiosinkrasía) f
Hebrew �����ס�נקר���ת (idiosynkretiyut) f
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Italian: idiosincrasia f
Portuguese idiossincrasia f
Romanian idiosincrasie f
Russian: идио�инк�ази� (idiosinkrazíja) f (medical sense); о�ли�и�ел�на� о�обенно��� (otli�ítel�naja osóbennost�) f, о�ли�и�ел�на� �е��а (otli�ítel�naja �ertá) f
Spanish: idiosincrasia f, peculiaridad f, particularidad f
Swedish: egenhet
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See also
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eccentricity
habit
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peculiarity
speciality
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specialness
specialty
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trait
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References
R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913

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