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idiossincrasia — 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.
  • quirk noun An odd or unusual habit, feature, or trait.

Senses

idiossincrasia is used for these senses in English:

  • quirk An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, a mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone.

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.

quirk — full definition

  1. noun An odd or unusual habit, feature, or trait.
  2. verb To twist or move suddenly in an unusual way.
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