idiosyncrasy

idiosyncrasy
idiosyncrasy
meaning ‘an individual's particular habit or mode of behaviour’, is derived from the Greek words idio- ‘own, peculiar’, sun ‘together’, and krasis ‘mixture’ and so its etymological meaning is ‘a peculiar mixing together’. It is wrong to spell it -cracy, as if it were connected with words such as democracy and autocracy.

Modern English usage. 2014.

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  • Idiosyncrasy — Idiosyncrasy, from Greek ιδιοσυγκρασία, idiosunkrasia , a peculiar temperament , habit of body ( idios one s own and syn krasis mixture ) is defined as an individualizing quality or characteristic of a person or group, and is often used to… …   Wikipedia

  • idiosyncrasy — [id΄ē ō siŋ′krə sē, id΄ē ōsin′krə sē] n. pl. idiosyncrasies [Gr idiosynkrasia < idio , one s own, peculiar (see IDIO ) + synkrasis, a mixing together, tempering < synkerannynai, to mix together < syn , together + kerannynai, to mix <… …   English World dictionary

  • Idiosyncrasy — Id i*o*syn cra*sy, n.; pl. {Idiosyncrasies}. [Gr. ?; i dios proper, peculiar + ? a mixing together, fr. ? to mix together; ? with + ? to mix: cf. F. idiosyncrasie. See {Idiom}, and {Crasis}.] A peculiarity of physical or mental constitution or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • idiosyncrasy — index characteristic, disposition (inclination), feature (characteristic), identity (individuality), irregularity …   Law dictionary

  • idiosyncrasy — (n.) c.1600, from Fr. idiosyncrasie, from Gk. idiosynkrasia a peculiar temperament, from idios one s own (see IDIOM (Cf. idiom)) + synkrasis temperament, mixture of personal characteristics, from syn together + krasis mixture. Originally in… …   Etymology dictionary

  • idiosyncrasy — *eccentricity Analogous words: peculiarity, individuality, distinctiveness or distinction, characteristicness or characteristic (see corresponding adjectives at CHARACTERISTIC): manner, way, *method, mode: mannerism, affectation, *pose …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • idiosyncrasy — [n] oddity, quirk affectation, bit, characteristic, distinction, eccentricity, feature, habit, mannerism, peculiarity, singularity, trait, trick; concepts 411,644 …   New thesaurus

  • idiosyncrasy — ► NOUN (pl. idiosyncrasies) 1) a way of behaving or thinking peculiar to an individual. 2) a distinctive characteristic of a thing. ORIGIN Greek idiosunkrasia, from idios own + sun with + krasis mixture …   English terms dictionary

  • idiosyncrasy — 1. An individual mental, behavioral, or physical characteristic or peculiarity. 2. In pharmacology, an abnormal reaction to a drug, sometimes specified as genetically determined. [G. idiosynkrasia, fr. idios, one s own, + synkrasis, a mixing… …   Medical dictionary

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