Associations to the word «Idiosyncrasy»

Wiktionary

IDIOSYNCRASY, noun. A behavior or way of thinking that is characteristic of a person.
IDIOSYNCRASY, noun. A language or behaviour that is particular to an individual or group.
IDIOSYNCRASY, noun. (medicine) A peculiar individual reaction to a generally innocuous substance or factor.
IDIOSYNCRASY, noun. A peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify.

Dictionary definition

IDIOSYNCRASY, noun. A behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats