idiosyncratic

Variant of idiosyncrasy

idiosyncrasy definition

idio·syn·crasy (id′ē ō siŋ′krə sē, -sin′-)

noun pl. idiosyncrasies -·sies

  1. the temperament or mental constitution peculiar to a person or group
  2. any personal peculiarity, mannerism, etc.
  3. an individual reaction to a drug, food, etc. that is different from the reaction of most people

Etymology: Gr idiosynkrasia < idio-, one's own, peculiar (see idio-) + synkrasis, a mixing together, tempering < synkerannynai, to mix together < syn-, together + kerannynai, to mix < IE *ere-, to mix > rare, Ger rühren, to stir

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