idiosyncrasy

== English == === Etymology === 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”). By surface analysis, idio- +‎ syn- +‎ -crasy. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɪdɪəʊˈsɪŋkɹəsi/, /ˌɪdɪəˈsɪŋkɹəsi/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɪdiəˈsɪŋkɹəsi/, /ˌɪdioʊˈsɪŋkɹəsi/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌɪdiəˈsɪŋkɹəsi/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌədiəˈsəŋkɹəsi/ Hyphenation: idio‧syn‧crasy === Noun === idiosyncrasy (plural idiosyncrasies) A behavior or way of thinking that is characteristic of a person or a group. Synonyms: eccentricity, foible, habit, idiocrasy, mannerism, oddity, quirk, vagary (medicine, originally) A peculiar individual reaction to a generally innocuous substance or factor; a risk factor. Coordinate term: diathesis A peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify. ==== Derived terms ==== idiosyncratic idiosyncratically ==== Translations ==== === See also === === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “idiosyncrasy”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “idiosyncrasy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.