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    id·i·o·syn·crat·ic
    /ˌidēəsiNGˈkradik/

    adjective

    • 1. relating to idiosyncrasy; peculiar or individual: "she emerged as one of the great, idiosyncratic talents of the nineties"

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  2. IDIOSYNCRATIC definition: 1. having strange or unusual habits, ways of behaving, or features: 2. having strange or unusual…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of IDIOSYNCRASY is a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality. How to use idiosyncrasy in a sentence.

  4. Idiosyncratic means unique to an individual. Albert Einstein famously had lots of idiosyncratic habits. For example, he rarely wore socks, and he talked to his cat.

  5. If you describe someone's actions or characteristics as idiosyncratic, you mean that they are rather unusual.

  6. An idiosyncratic place doing its own, superlative thing. It is by its nature idiosyncratic and relies heavily on the conditions around it. The organisers of the festival pride themselves on their idiosyncratic approach. adjective: (= eccentric) [person, characteristics] singulier (singulière) [...] adjective: idiosincrásico [...]

  7. Definition of idiosyncratic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. What does the adjective idiosyncratic mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective idiosyncratic. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. How common is the adjective idiosyncratic? About 2 occurrences per million words in modern written English. How is the adjective idiosyncratic pronounced?

  9. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. idiosyncrasy has developed meanings and uses in subjects including pathology (early 1600s) pharmacology (early 1600s) physiology (early 1600s)

  10. IDIOSYNCRATIC definition: 1. An idiosyncratic quality or way of behaving is typical of only one person and is often strange…. Learn more.

  11. Define idiosyncratic. idiosyncratic synonyms, idiosyncratic pronunciation, idiosyncratic translation, English dictionary definition of idiosyncratic. n. pl. id·i·o·syn·cra·sies 1. A structural or behavioral characteristic peculiar to an individual or group. 2. A physiological or temperamental peculiarity....