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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.
The meaning of IDIOSYNCRASY is a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality. How to use idiosyncrasy in a sentence.
Idiosyncratic definition: pertaining to the nature of idiosyncrasy, or something peculiar to an individual. See examples of IDIOSYNCRATIC used in a sentence.
If you describe someone's actions or characteristics as idiosyncratic, you mean that they are rather unusual.
An idiosyncratic person is someone who does things in his own way. And the original meaning of idiot was basically "a regular Joe" — an ordinary person who keeps to himself. Definitions of idiosyncratic. adjective. peculiar to the individual. “we all have our own idiosyncratic gestures”.
Definition of idiosyncratic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective idiosyncratic. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
What does the noun idiosyncrasy mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun idiosyncrasy. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. idiosyncrasy has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. pathology (early 1600s) pharmacology (early 1600s) physiology (early 1600s) See meaning & use ...
id·i·o·syn·cra·sy. (ĭd′ē-ō-sĭng′krə-sē) n. pl. id·i·o·syn·cra·sies. 1. 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.
If you describe someone's actions or characteristics as idiosyncratic, you mean that they are rather unusual.
