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Synonyms for idiosyncrasy

Grammar : Noun
Spell : id-ee-uh-sing-kruh-see, -sin-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪd i əˈsɪŋ krə si, -ˈsɪn-

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Définition of idiosyncrasy

Origin :
  • c.1600, from French idiosyncrasie, from Greek idiosynkrasia "a peculiar temperament," from idios "one's own" (see idiom) + synkrasis "temperament, mixture of personal characteristics," from syn "together" (see syn-) + krasis "mixture" (see rare (adj.2)). Originally in English a medical term meaning "physical constitution of an individual." Mental sense first attested 1660s.
  • noun oddity, quirk
Example sentences :
  • The Night (it must have been her idiosyncrasy) put her tongue out at them, too.
  • Extract from : « The Arrow of Gold » by Joseph Conrad
  • He did not even try to investigate this idiosyncrasy of his chief.
  • Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad
  • This idiosyncrasy his companion, de Spain, had learned to tolerate.
  • Extract from : « Nan of Music Mountain » by Frank H. Spearman
  • It was an idiosyncrasy of Jackson's to gather and take with him every filing.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
  • Long and often did Lorna puzzle over this idiosyncrasy of her father.
  • Extract from : « The Jolliest School of All » by Angela Brazil
  • The club had always respected this idiosyncrasy of Mrs. Plinth's.
  • Extract from : « Xingu » by Edith Wharton
  • He had most of the idiosyncrasy of Baxter, though not without the contemplation of Howe.
  • Extract from : « Spare Hours » by John Brown
  • The only success worth one's powder was success in the line of one's idiosyncrasy.
  • Extract from : « Embarrassments » by Henry James
  • His idiosyncrasy is merged in that of the personages he represents.
  • Extract from : « Rookwood » by William Harrison Ainsworth
  • The cruelty of boys is an idiosyncrasy in their otherwise generous character.
  • Extract from : « Captain Mugford » by W.H.G. Kingston

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