idiosyncrasy
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idiosyncrasy
- /ˌɪdɪəʊˈsɪŋkɹəsi/ UK
- /ˌɪdɪəˈsɪŋkɹəsi/ UK
- /ˌɪdiəˈsɪŋkɹəsi/ US
- /ˌɪdioʊˈsɪŋkɹəsi/ US
- /ˌɪdiəˈsɪŋkɹəsi/ Australia
- /ˌədiəˈsəŋkɹəsi/ New Zealand
Where it comes from
First attested in 1604, in modern sense since 1665, from Ancient Greek ἰδιοσυγκρασία (idiosunkrasía, “one’s own temperament”), from ἴδιος (ídios, “one’s own”) + σύν (sún, “together”) + κρᾶσις (krâsis, “temperament”). By surface analysis, idio- + syn- + -crasy.
noun idiosyncrasies
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A behavior or way of thinking that is characteristic of a person or a group.
This mode of death had been an idiosyncrasy with his family, for generations past; not often occurring, indeed, but, when it does occur, usually attacking individuals about the Judge’s time of life, and generally in the tension of some mental crisis, or, perhaps, in an access of wrath.
Similar: eccentricity, foible, habit, idiocrasy, mannerism, oddity, quirk, vagary
- A peculiar individual reaction to a generally innocuous substance or factor; a risk factor. […]I have no antipathy, or rather Idio-ſyncraſie, in dyet, humour, ayre, any thing; […].
- A peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify. He mastered the idiosyncrasies of English spelling and speech.
Translations
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noun way of behaving or thinking
| Español | idiosincrasia, chiripiorca |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 個性 kosei, 特異体質 tokuitaishitsu |
| Português | idiossincrasia |
| Français | idiosyncrasie |
| Deutsch | Eigenheit, Eigenart, Eigensinn |
| Italiano | idiosincrasia, mania, fissazione |
| Ελληνικά | ιδιοσυγκρασία idiosygkrasía, νοοτροπία nootropía |
| Română | particularitate, idiosincrazie |
| Русский | идиосинкрази́я idiosinkrazíja |
| Tiếng Việt | cá tính, cá biệt |
noun language or behaviour particular to an individual or a group
| Español | idiosincrasia |
|---|---|
| Português | idiossincrasia |
| Français | idiosyncrasie |
| Deutsch | Eigenheit, Eigenart, Idiosynkrasie |
| Italiano | idiosincrasia |
| Română | trăsătură |
| Русский | отличи́тельная осо́бенность otličítelʹnaja osóbennostʹ, отличи́тельная черта́ otličítelʹnaja čertá |
| Tiếng Việt | cá tính, cá biệt, đặc tính, đặc điểm |
noun (medicine) individual reaction to a generally innocuous substance
| Português | idiossincrasia |
|---|---|
| Français | idiosyncrasie |
| Deutsch | Idiosynkrasie |
| Italiano | idiosincrasia, insofferenza, intolleranza |
| Ελληνικά | ευαισθησία evaisthisía |
| Română | idiosincrasie |
| Русский | идиосинкрази́я idiosinkrazíja |
noun peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify
| 日本語 | 特性 tokusei |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 特性 tèxìng |
| Português | idiossincrasia |
| Français | idiosyncrasie |
| Deutsch | Eigenheit, Eigenart, besonderes Merkmal |
| Italiano | idiosincrasia, avversione |
| Ελληνικά | ιδιοσυγκρασία idiosygkrasía |
| Română | caracteristică, particularitate |
| Русский | отличи́тельная осо́бенность otličítelʹnaja osóbennostʹ, отличи́тельная черта́ otličítelʹnaja čertá |
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title = {idiosyncrasy},
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