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    id·i·o·syn·cra·sy
    /ˌidēəˈsiNGkrəsē/

    noun

    • 1. a mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual: "one of his little idiosyncrasies was always preferring to be in the car first"

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  2. Learn the meaning of idiosyncrasy, a word that describes a peculiarity of constitution or temperament, or an individual hypersensitiveness. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries.

  3. Idiosyncrasy is a noun that means a strange or unusual habit, way of behaving, or feature that someone or something has. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, synonyms, and usage with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

  4. If a person has an idiosyncrasy, he or she has a little quirk, or a funny behavior, that makes him or her different. If you only say goodbye in French, never in English, that would be an idiosyncrasy.

  5. Idiosyncrasy is a noun that means a strange or unusual habit, way of behaving, or feature that someone or something has. Learn how to use this word in different contexts and see translations in other languages.

  6. Idiosyncrasy definition: a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual.. See examples of IDIOSYNCRASY used in a sentence.

  7. Idiosyncrasy is a noun that means a rather unusual habit or characteristic of a person or thing. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, word origin and usage of idiosyncrasy with examples from Collins English Dictionary.

  8. a persons particular way of behaving, thinking, etc., especially when it is unusual; an unusual feature synonym eccentricity. Wearing a raincoat, even on a hot day, is one of her idiosyncrasies. The car has its little idiosyncrasies. Extra Examples. Word Origin. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?