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- Dictionaryidiosyncratic/ˌɪdɪə(ʊ)sɪŋˈkratɪk/
adjective
- 1. relating to idiosyncrasy; peculiar or individual: "she emerged as one of the great, idiosyncratic talents of the nineties"
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having strange or unusual habits, ways of behaving, or features: The film, three hours long, is directed in his usual idiosyncratic style. He follows a very idiosyncratic schedule. See. idiosyncrasy. Fewer examples. The new model of the car is just as idiosyncratic as the original.
Idiosyncratic definition: pertaining to the nature of idiosyncrasy, or something peculiar to an individual. See examples of IDIOSYNCRATIC used in a sentence.
Idiosyncratic means unique to an individual. Albert Einstein famously had lots of idiosyncratic habits. For example, he rarely wore socks, and he talked to his cat.
The meaning of IDIOSYNCRASY is a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality. How to use idiosyncrasy in a sentence.
If you describe someone's actions or characteristics as idiosyncratic, you mean that they are rather unusual.
IDIOSYNCRASY definition: 1. a strange or unusual habit, way of behaving, or feature that someone or something has: 2. a…. Learn more.
If you describe someone's actions or characteristics as idiosyncratic, you mean that they are rather unusual.
If you describe someone's actions or characteristics as idiosyncratic, you mean that they are rather unusual.
Definition of idiosyncratic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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 idiosunkrāsiā : idio-, idio- + sunkrāsis, mixture, temperament (sun-, syn- + krāsis, a mixing; see kerə- in Indo-European roots).]
