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Synonyms for idiosyncrasy
ˌɪd i əˈsɪŋ krə si, -ˈsɪn-idio·syn·crasy

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Princeton's WordNet2.3 / 4 votes

  1. idiosyncrasy, foible, mannerismnoun

    a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual

    Synonyms:
    affectation, foible, affectedness, mannerism, pose

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. idiosyncrasynoun

    Synonyms:
    peculiarity (of constitution), idiocrasy, peculiar temperament

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How to use idiosyncrasy in a sentence?

  1. Henry James:

    The only success worth one's powder was success in the line of one's idiosyncrasy . what was talent but the art of being completely whatever one happened to be

  2. Guy Kawasaki:

    A crash is when your competitor's program dies. When your program dies, it is an 'idiosyncrasy'. Frequently, crashes are followed with a message like 'ID 02'. 'ID' is an abbreviation for idiosyncrasy and the number that follows indicates how many more months of testing the product should have had.


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  • خصوصيةArabic
  • overfølsomhed, særegenhed, særpræg, særhed, idiosynkrasi, idiosynkratiskDanish
  • besonderes Merkmal, Eigenheit, Eigenart, IdiosynkrasieGerman
  • νοοτροπία, ευαισθησία, ιδιοσυγκρασίαGreek
  • idiosincrasiaSpanish
  • ominaispiirre, yliherkkyys, idiosynkrasiaFinnish
  • idiosyncrasieFrench
  • jellemző sajátosság, egyéni sajátosságHungarian
  • intolleranza, insofferenza, mania, avversione, fissazione, idiosincrasiaItalian
  • 個性, 特異体質, 特性Japanese
  • idiosyncrasyLatin
  • jargon, eigenheid, idiosyncrasie, overgevoeligheid, eigenaardigheid, kenmerkDutch
  • særegenhetNorwegian
  • dziwactwo, idiosynkrazjaPolish
  • idiossincrasiaPortuguese
  • trăsătură, idiosincrazie, particularitate, idiosincrasie, caracteristicăRomanian
  • отличительная особенность, идиосинкразия, отличительная чертаRussian
  • idiosinkrazijaSerbo-Croatian
  • egenhet, egenart, egenskap, idiosynkrasiSwedish
  • mizaç, tuhaflık, kişisel özellik, ayrıklılık, huy, tabiatTurkish
  • ідіосинкразіяUkrainian

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