IDIOSYNCRASY


Meaning of IDIOSYNCRASY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌi-dē-ə-ˈsiŋ-krə-sē ]

noun

( plural -sies )

Etymology: Greek idiosynkrasia, from idio- + synkerannynai to blend, from syn- + kerannynai to mingle, mix — more at crater

Date: 1604

1.

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

• id·i·o·syn·crat·ic ˌi-dē-ō-(ˌ)sin-ˈkra-tik adjective

• id·i·o·syn·crat·i·cal·ly -ˈkra-ti-k(ə-)lē adverb

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