Meaning

1 senses
  1. Peculiar to a specific individual; eccentric.

    eigenartig, eigentümlich, spezifisch

    персона́льныйpersonálʹnyj, своеобразныйsvojeobraznyj, уникальныйunikalʹnyj

    peculiar to the individual

Examples

5 sentences
  1. He had an idiosyncratic response to the medication.

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  2. He has a really idiosyncratic way of speaking.

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  3. The idiosyncratic watch smith watched me from behind the window.

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  4. He is known as an author for his idiosyncratic style of writing.

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  5. Tom is very idiosyncratic.

    deTom ist sehr überempfindlich.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
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peculiar to a specific individual:
Deutsch
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peculiar to a specific individual:

Origin

From idiosyncrasy + -ic. By surface analysis, idio- + syn- + -cratic.

From idiosyncrasy + -ic. By surface analysis, idio- + syn- + -cratic.

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Forms

more idiosyncratic, most idiosyncratic

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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