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eigenheid — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • idiosyncrasy noun An unusual habit or feature belonging to one particular person, which marks them out from everyone else.
  • selfishness noun The trait of putting one's own interests ahead of other people's.

Senses

eigenheid is used for these senses in English:

  • idiosyncrasy A behavior or way of thinking that is characteristic of a person.
  • selfishness The quality of being selfish, the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others.

idiosyncrasy — full definition

  1. noun An unusual habit or feature belonging to one particular person, which marks them out from everyone else.
  2. noun An odd or distinctive characteristic of a thing, place or system.
  3. noun An unusual physical reaction that a particular individual has to a drug or food.

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