idiosyncrasy

Senso (Inglese)

1. A behavior or way of thinking that is characteristic of a person.
2. A language or behaviour that is particular to an individual or group.
3. A peculiar individual reaction to a generally innocuous substance or factor.
4. A peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify.

Concetti

idiosincrasia

mania

avversione

insofferenza

intolleranza

manierismo

fissazione

sinonimi

peculiarity

quirk

mannerism

characteristic

disposition

singularity

individuality

foible

trait

pecularity

idiocrasy

personality

inclination

personal colour

atopy

attribute

pecuiarity

characteristics

eccentricity

feature

funniness

genius

mark

particularity

quality

specificity

temper

tendency

special quality

Traduzioni

idiosyncrasie

idiosincrasia

idiossincrasia

Idiosynkrasie

idiosyncrasie

eigenaardigheid

Eigenart

ιδιοσυγκρασία

Eigenheit

huy

mizaç

peculiaridad

idiosincràsia

Veranlagung

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˌɪdɪəʊˈsɪŋkɹəsi/

Etimologia (Inglese)

First attested in 1604, in modern sense since 1665, from Ancient Greek ἰδιοσυγκρασία (idiosunkrasía, “one’s own temperament”), from ἴδιος (ídios, “one’s own”) + σύν (sún, “together”) + κρᾶσις (krâsis, “temperament”). Analyzable as idio- + syn- + -crasy.