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
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.