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egenhet — 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.
  • peculiarity noun The quality of being unusual or distinctive.
  • quirk noun An odd or unusual habit, feature, or trait.
  • trait noun A distinguishing quality or characteristic of a person or thing.

Senses

egenhet is used for these senses in English:

  • idiosyncrasy A behavior or way of thinking that is characteristic of a person.
  • peculiarity That which is peculiar; a special and distinctive characteristic or habit; particularity.
  • quirk An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, a mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone.
  • trait (biology, psychology) An identifying characteristic, habit or trend.

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.

peculiarity — full definition

  1. noun The quality of being unusual or distinctive.
  2. noun An unusual feature or habit that makes someone or something distinctive.
  3. noun (law) The sole right to own or use something.
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