IDIOSYNCRASY: Dictionary Entry and Meaning
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| | Definition: | | [n] a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual |
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| | Synonyms: | | foible, mannerism |
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| | See Also: | | distinctiveness, peculiarity, speciality, specialness, specialty | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Id`i*o*syn"cra*sy\, n.; pl. {Idiosyncrasies}. [Gr.
?; ? proper, peculiar + ? a mixing together, fr. ? to mix
together; ? with + ? to mix: cf. F. idiosyncrasie. See
{Idiom}, and {Crasis}.]
A peculiarity of physical or mental constitution or
temperament; a characteristic belonging to, and
distinguishing, an individual; characteristic susceptibility;
idiocrasy; eccentricity.
The individual mind . . . takes its tone from the
idiosyncrasies of the body. --I. Taylor.
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| | Related Terms: | | aberration, abnormality, animus, anomaly, aptitude, aroma, attribute, badge, banner, bent, bias, brand, cachet, cast, character, characteristic, conceit, configuration, constitution, crackpotism, crank, crankiness, crankism, crotchet, crotchetiness, cut, deviancy, deviation, device, diathesis, differentia, differential, differentness, disposition, distinctive feature, divergence, dottiness, earmark, eccentricity, erraticism, erraticness, feature, figure, flavor, freakiness, freakishness, grain, gust, habit, hallmark, idiocrasy, image, impress, impression, inclination, index, indicant, indicator, individualism, insignia, irregularity, keynote, kidney, kink, leaning, lineaments, maggot, make, makeup, mannerism, mark, marking, measure, mental set, mettle, minauderie, mind, mind-set, mold, nature, nonconformity, note, oddity, odor, particularity, peculiar trait, peculiarity, picture, predilection, predisposition, preference, proclivity, propensity, property, quality, queerness, quip, quirk, quirkiness, representation, representative, savor, seal, set, shape, sigil, sign, signal, signature, singularity, slant, smack, specialty, stamp, strain, strangeness, streak, stripe, sure sign, symptom, taint, tang, taste, telltale sign, temper, temperament, tendency, token, trademark, trait, trick, trick of behavior, turn, turn of mind, twist, type, unconventionality, unnaturalness, warp, whim, whimsicality, whimsy |
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