Idiosyncrasy

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations

English

Etymology

First attested in 1604, in modern sense since 1665, from French idiosyncrasie < Greek ιδιοσυγκρασία "personal temperament" < ίδιος "personal," "private" (see also idiot, idiom) + σύγκρασις "blending", from συν- "together" + κράσις "mixture."

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌɪdi.əˈsɪŋkɹəsi/

Noun

Idiosyncrasy (plural idiosyncrasies)

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.

Synonyms

• foible
• mannerism
• peccadillos

Related terms

• habit
• idiosyncratic
• peculiarity
• speciality, specialty, specialness
• trait
• eccentricity

Translations

Danish: idiosynkrasi Dutch: idiosyncrasie, eigenaardigheid f. French: idiosyncrasie f. German: Idiosynkrasie f. Greek: Î¹Î´Î¹Î¿ÏƒÏ Î³ÎºÏÎ±ÏƒÎ¯Î± (iðiosinkrasía) f. Italian: idiosincrasia f.

Portuguese idiossincrasia f. Russian: идиосинкразия (idiosinkrazíja) f. (medical sense); отличительная особенность (otličítel’naja osóbennost’) f., отличительная черта (otličítel’naja čertá) f. Spanish: idiosincrasia f. Swedish: egenhet

fr:idiosyncrasy