idiosyncrasy

Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to: navigation, search

Contents

English [edit]

Wikipedia has an article on:

Wikipedia

Etymology [edit]

First attested in 1604, in modern sense since 1665, from Old French idiosyncrasie, from Ancient Greek ἰδιοσυγκρασία (idiosunkrasia, one’s own temperament), from ἴδιος (idios, one’s own) + σύν (sun, together) + κρᾶσις (krasis, temperament).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˌɪd.i.əʊˈsɪŋ.krə.si/, X-SAMPA: /%Id.i.@U"sIN.kr@.si/
  • IPA: /ˌɪdi.əˈsɪŋkɹəsi/

Noun [edit]

idiosyncrasy (plural idiosyncrasies)

  1. A behavior or way of 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 [edit]

Derived terms [edit]

Translations [edit]

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.

See also [edit]

References [edit]