C2noun · rare

idiosyncrasy

idio·syn·crasy

idiosyncrasy · idiosyncrasies

ідіосинкразія

отличительная черта, отличительная особенность, идиосинкразия

Eigenart, Eigenheit, Idiosynkrasie, Eigensinn

A behavior or way of thinking that is characteristic of a person or a groupA behavior or way of thinking that is characteristic of a person or a group.

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UK/ˌɪdɪəʊˈsɪŋkɹəsi/US/ˌɪdiəˈsɪŋkɹəsi/

» Tom's idiosyncrasies take a bit of getting used to.

An Toms Eigenheiten muss man sich ein bisschen gewöhnen.

Meaning

3 senses

A behavior or way of thinking that is characteristic of a person or a group.
Eigenheit, Eigenart, Eigensinn
идиосинкрази́яidiosinkrazíja, отличи́тельная осо́бенностьotličítelʹnaja osóbennostʹ, отличи́тельная черта́otličítelʹnaja čertá
ідіосинкразіяidiosynkrazija
A peculiar individual reaction to a generally innocuous substance or factor; a risk factor.
Idiosynkrasie
идиосинкрази́яidiosinkrazíja
a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
A peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify.
He mastered the idiosyncrasies of English spelling and speech.
Eigenheit, Eigenart, besonderes Merkmal
отличи́тельная осо́бенностьotličítelʹnaja osóbennostʹ, отличи́тельная черта́otličítelʹnaja čertá

Examples

6 sentences

Tom's idiosyncrasies take a bit of getting used to.
deAn Toms Eigenheiten muss man sich ein bisschen gewöhnen. — raggione
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · patgfisher · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Every writer writes in the way that accords with his own idiosyncrasies.
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
Discussing beliefs will always present a challenge, since we all have our own idiosyncrasies.
deÜber Vorstellungen zu diskutieren wird immer eine Herausforderung darstellen, da wir alle unsere individuellen Eigenheiten haben. — al_ex_an_der
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · feyero · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
I have a lot of idiosyncrasies; feel free to mention if something sounds unnatural.
CC0 · Tatoeba · shekitten · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
What is idiosyncrasy?
ruЧто такое идиосинкразия? — marafon
CC BY 2.0 FR · Tatoeba · ayymao · C2Open on Tatoeba Report a problem

Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

way of behaving or thinking:

Русский

By meaning 2

way of behaving or thinking:

language or behaviour particular to an individual or a group:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

way of behaving or thinking:

language or behaviour particular to an individual or a group:

peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify:

Origin

First attested in 1604, in modern sense since 1665, from Ancient Greek ἰδιοσυγκρασία (idio

First attested in 1604, in modern sense since 1665, from Ancient Greek ἰδιοσυγκρασία (idiosunkrasía, “one’s own temperament”), from ἴδιος (ídios, “one’s own”) + σύν (sún, “together”) + κρᾶσις (krâsis, “temperament”). By surface analysis, idio- + syn- + -crasy.

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