Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,589,729,508 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

idiosyncratic

   Also found in: Medical, Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
id·i·o·syn·cra·sy  (d--sngkr-s)
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.

[Greek idiosunkrsi : idio-, idio- + sunkrsis, mixture, temperament (sun-, syn- + krsis, a mixing; see ker- in Indo-European roots).]

idi·o·syn·cratic (-sn-krtk) adj.
idi·o·syn·crati·cal·ly adv.

idiosyncratic [ˌɪdɪəʊsɪŋˈkrætɪk]
adj
of or relating to idiosyncrasy; characteristic of a specific person
idiosyncratically  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.idiosyncratic - peculiar to the individual; "we all have our own idiosyncratic gestures"; "Michelangelo's highly idiosyncratic style of painting"
individual, single - being or characteristic of a single thing or person; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways"

idiosyncratic
adjective distinctive, special, individual, typical, distinguishing, distinct, peculiar, individualistic a highly idiosyncratic personality
Translations
idiosyncratic [ɪdɪəsɪŋˈkrætɪk] ADJidiosincrásico
idiosyncratic [ˌɪdiəʊsɪŋˈkrætɪk] adj (= eccentric) [person, characteristics] → singulier/ière
a highly idiosyncratic personality → un personnage des plus singuliers
idiosyncratic
adjeigenartig; (Ling, Med) → idiosynkratisch; in his own idiosyncratic wayin der ihm eigenen Art
idiosyncratic [ˌɪdɪəsɪŋˈkrætɪk] adjparticolare


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in classic literature?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
At the time, I set it down to some idiosyncratic, personal distaste, and merely wondered at the acuteness of the symptoms; but I have since had reason to believe the cause to lie much deeper in the nature of man, and to turn on some nobler hinge than the principle of hatred.
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.