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Meanings of idiosyncrasy in English

Portuguese
idiossincrasia
Catalan
peculiaritat
Spanish
manía

A behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual.

        idiossincrasia
        Russian
        идиосинкразия
        Portuguese
        idiossincrasias
        Spanish
        idiosincrasia
        Catalan
        idiosincràsia

        Unusual personal characteristic.

                Related terms
                идиосинкразия
                Usage of idiosyncrasy in English
                1
                The cruelty of boys is an idiosyncrasy in their otherwise generous character.
                Captain Mugford: Our Salt and Fresh Water Tutors
                2
                Each physical feature and habitual idiosyncrasy will abide in his redeemed personality.
                Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
                3
                Take the horse for an example of the average beast without idiosyncrasy.
                Concerning Animals and Other Matters
                4
                And always the marked idiosyncrasy of this spot has been its unrest.
                The Emancipation of Massachusetts
                5
                That was a depth to which the Kelmscott idiosyncrasy could never descend.
                What's Bred in the Bone
                6
                Peters witnessed this idiosyncrasy several times and believed it to be permanent.
                Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
                7
                Gutfeldt speaks of a peculiar idiosyncrasy of sleep produced by hearing music.
                Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
                8
                So I reckoned that his camouflage must correspond to this little idiosyncrasy.
                Mr. Standfast
                9
                He did not even try to investigate this idiosyncrasy of his chief.
                Victory: An Island Tale
                10
                Her idiosyncrasy, that had so amazed the clan, had become a habit.
                The Clan of the Cave Bear
                11
                There were no planets, an idiosyncrasy that sorely puzzled the Commonwealth astronomers.
                The evolutionary void
                12
                She spoke as if this were nothing, a mere idiosyncrasy of Johnson's.
                The Helpmate
                13
                They had the same ideas; they must have the same idiosyncrasy.
                Tancred; Or, The New Crusade
                14
                The same vanity and idiosyncrasy has been generally observed in gods.
                All Things Considered
                15
                It depends on the personal idiosyncrasy of the patient towards that particular drug.
                And Then There Were None
                16
                It is an unfortunate idiosyncrasy for which he is in no way accountable.
                Rujub, the Juggler
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                Translations for idiosyncrasy
                Idiosyncrasy through the time
                Idiosyncrasy across language varieties
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