idiosyncrasy
1Idiosyncrasy — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Idiosyncrasy Información personal Origen Japón Información artística Género(s) …
2Idiosyncrasy — Idiosyncrasy, from Greek ιδιοσυγκρασία, idiosunkrasia , a peculiar temperament , habit of body ( idios one s own and syn krasis mixture ) is defined as an individualizing quality or characteristic of a person or group, and is often used to… …
3idiosyncrasy — [id΄ē ō siŋ′krə sē, id΄ē ōsin′krə sē] n. pl. idiosyncrasies [Gr idiosynkrasia < idio , one s own, peculiar (see IDIO ) + synkrasis, a mixing together, tempering < synkerannynai, to mix together < syn , together + kerannynai, to mix <… …
4Idiosyncrasy — 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… …
5idiosyncrasy — index characteristic, disposition (inclination), feature (characteristic), identity (individuality), irregularity …
6idiosyncrasy — (n.) c.1600, from Fr. idiosyncrasie, from Gk. idiosynkrasia a peculiar temperament, from idios one s own (see IDIOM (Cf. idiom)) + synkrasis temperament, mixture of personal characteristics, from syn together + krasis mixture. Originally in… …
7idiosyncrasy — *eccentricity Analogous words: peculiarity, individuality, distinctiveness or distinction, characteristicness or characteristic (see corresponding adjectives at CHARACTERISTIC): manner, way, *method, mode: mannerism, affectation, *pose …
8idiosyncrasy — meaning ‘an individual s particular habit or mode of behaviour’, is derived from the Greek words idio ‘own, peculiar’, sun ‘together’, and krasis ‘mixture’ and so its etymological meaning is ‘a peculiar mixing together’. It is wrong to spell it… …
9idiosyncrasy — [n] oddity, quirk affectation, bit, characteristic, distinction, eccentricity, feature, habit, mannerism, peculiarity, singularity, trait, trick; concepts 411,644 …
10idiosyncrasy — ► NOUN (pl. idiosyncrasies) 1) a way of behaving or thinking peculiar to an individual. 2) a distinctive characteristic of a thing. ORIGIN Greek idiosunkrasia, from idios own + sun with + krasis mixture …
