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- Dictionaryidiosyncratic/ˌɪdɪə(ʊ)sɪŋˈkratɪk/
adjective
- 1. relating to idiosyncrasy; peculiar or individual: "she emerged as one of the great, idiosyncratic talents of the nineties"
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having strange or unusual habits, ways of behaving, or features: The film, three hours long, is directed in his usual idiosyncratic style. He follows a very idiosyncratic schedule. See. idiosyncrasy. Fewer examples. The new model of the car is just as idiosyncratic as the original.
Idiosyncratic definition: pertaining to the nature of idiosyncrasy, or something peculiar to an individual. See examples of IDIOSYNCRATIC used in a sentence.
a. : a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality. b. : individual hypersensitiveness (as to a drug or food) 2. : characteristic peculiarity (as of temperament) broadly : eccentricity. idiosyncratic. ˌi-dē-ō- (ˌ)sin-ˈkra-tik.
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.
If you describe someone's actions or characteristics as idiosyncratic, you mean that they are rather unusual.
a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual. Synonyms: quirk, peculiarity. the physical constitution peculiar to an individual. a peculiarity of the physical or the mental constitution, especially susceptibility toward drugs, food, etc. Compare allergy ( def 1 ). idiosyncrasy.
Definition of idiosyncratic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A structural or behavioral characteristic peculiar to an individual or group. 2. A physiological or temperamental peculiarity. 3. An unusual individual reaction to food or a drug. [Greek idiosunkrāsiā : idio-, idio- + sunkrāsis, mixture, temperament ( sun-, syn- + krāsis, a mixing; see kerə- in Indo-European roots ).]
IDIOSYNCRATIC definition: 1. An idiosyncratic quality or way of behaving is typical of only one person and is often strange…. Learn more.
idiosyncratic. id•i•o•syn•cra•sy /ˌɪdiəˈsɪŋkrəsi, -ˈsɪn-/ n. [ countable], pl. -sies. a characteristic, a habit, a particular like or dislike, etc., special to or distinctive of an individual: a few little idiosyncrasies, like wearing earmuffs inside and outside on cold days.
