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idiosyncrasy [ˌɪdɪəʊˈsɪŋkrəsɪ] n pl -sies 1. a tendency, type of behaviour, mannerism, etc., of a specific person; quirk 2. the composite physical or psychological make-up of a specific person 3. (Medicine / Pathology) an abnormal reaction of an individual to specific foods, drugs, or other agents [from Greek idiosunkrasia, from idio- + sunkrasis mixture, temperament, from sun- syn- + kerannunai to mingle] idiosyncrasy a mannerism, action, or form of behavior peculiar to one person or group. — idiosyncratic, idiosyncratical, adj. See also: Behavior
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idiosyncrasy noun peculiarity, habit, characteristic, quirk, eccentricity, oddity, mannerism, affectation, trick, singularity, personal trait One of his idiosyncrasies was to wear orange gloves. Translations idiosyncrasy [ˌɪdɪəˈsɪŋkrəsɪ] N → idiosincrasia f Victorian idiosyncrasy → la idiosincrasia victoriana it's one of her idiosyncrasies → es una de sus peculiaridades idiosyncrasy idiosyncrasy [ˌɪdɪəˈsɪŋkrəsɪ] n (peculiarity, foible) → (piccola) mania; (characteristic) → particolarità f inv idiosyncrasy [ˌɪdɪəˈsɪŋkrəsɪ] n (peculiarity, foible) → (piccola) mania; (characteristic) → particolarità f inv 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. |
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What values do our selections about construction embed and promote, in addition to the choices that are idiosyncratically ours? I--somewhat idiosyncratically I'm sure--would like to believe that Roman tradition and Greek beauty, brought back to life by the popes of the Renaissance, played some role in the enormous reaction to John Paul II's death. Idiosyncratically bent toward order and control and gifted with formidable observational skills, patience, concentration, and painstaking adherence to detail, he embarked on a style of painting based on color and structure that was cerebral and calculated. |
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