Idiosyncrasy \Id`i*o*syn"cra*sy\, n.; pl. Idiosyncrasies. [Gr.
?; 'i`dios 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.
[1913 Webster]
The individual mind . . . takes its tone from the
idiosyncrasies of the body. --I. Taylor.
Idiosyncratic
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
idiosyncrasy
n : a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to
an individual [syn: foible, mannerism]
WordNet (r) 2.0
142 Moby Thesaurus words for "idiosyncrasy":
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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
foible, mannerism
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