idiosyncrasy[noun]Synonyms: peculiarity, characteristic, eccentricity, mannerism, oddity, quirk, trick
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
id‧i‧o‧syn‧cra‧sy /ˌɪdiəˈsɪŋkrəsi/
noun (
plural idiosyncrasies)
[countable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Greek;
Origin: idiosynkrasia, from idio- ( ⇒ idiolect) + synkerannynai 'to mix together']
1. an unusual habit or way of behaving that someone has:
my uncle’s idiosyncrasies2. an unusual or unexpected feature that something has:
one of the many idiosyncrasies of English spelling—idiosyncratic /ˌɪdiəsɪnˈkrætɪk◂/
adjective [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲