About The Word Idiosyncrasy

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Idiosyncrasy

Idiosyncrasy Meaning & Definition
Idiosyncrasy Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Idiosyncrasy?

[n] a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual

Synonyms | Synonyms for Idiosyncrasy: foible | mannerism

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See Also | distinctiveness | peculiarity | speciality | specialness | specialty

Idiosyncrasy In Webster's Dictionary

\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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