Eigenheit — meaning in English
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English meaning
- foible noun A quirk, idiosyncrasy, frailty, or mannerism; an unusual habit that is slightly strange or silly.
- idiosyncrasy noun An unusual habit or feature belonging to one particular person, which marks them out from everyone else.
- Singularity noun A hypothetical future point when artificial intelligence surpasses human intelligence and triggers runaway technological change.
Senses
Eigenheit is used for these senses in English:
- foible (mostly, in plural) A quirk, idiosyncrasy, frailty, or mannerism; an unusual habit that is slightly strange or silly.
- idiosyncrasy A behavior or way of thinking that is characteristic of a person.
- idiosyncrasy A language or behaviour that is particular to an individual or group.
- idiosyncrasy A peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify.
- singularity The state of being singular, distinct, peculiar, uncommon or unusual.
- singularity (physics) Ellipsis of gravitational singularity (“a point or region in spacetime in which gravitational forces cause matter to have an infinite density; associated with black holes”).
foible — full definition
- noun A quirk, idiosyncrasy, frailty, or mannerism; an unusual habit that is slightly strange or silly.
- noun A weakness or failing of character.
- noun Part of a sword between the middle and the point, weaker than the forte.
idiosyncrasy — full definition
- noun An unusual habit or feature belonging to one particular person, which marks them out from everyone else.
- noun An odd or distinctive characteristic of a thing, place or system.
- noun An unusual physical reaction that a particular individual has to a drug or food.