Etymology Greek idiosynkrasia, from idio- + synkerannynai to blend, from syn- + kerannynai to mingle, mix — more at crater First Known Use 1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Time Traveler The first known use of idiosyncrasy was in 1604 See more words from the same year Dic...
idiosyncrasy meaning, definition, what is idiosyncrasy: an unusual habit or way of behaving that...: Learn more.
Originally in English a medical term meaning "physical constitution of an individual;" mental sense "peculiar mixture" of the elements in one person that makes up his character and personality first attested 1660s. In modern use, loosely, one's whims, habits, fads, or tastes. Sometimes confuse...
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Il verbo denominativo in romagnolo : La questione della regolarità semantica del sistema derivativo This paper focuses on a problem which has been the object of numerous studies centered mainly on Germanic languages, and which concerns general linguistics : determining to what extent the meaning of...
from Greekidiosynkrasia"a peculiar temperament," fromidios"one's own" (see idiom) +synkrasis"temperament, mixture of personal characteristics," fromsyn"together" (see syn-) +krasis"mixture" (see rare (adj.2)). Originally in English a medical term meaning "physical constitution of an indi...
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Log in AdvertisementWords related to idiosyncrasyidiom (n.) 1580s, "form of speech peculiar to a people or place;" meaning "phrase or expression peculiar to a language" is from 1620s; from French idiome (16c.) and directly from Late Latin idioma "a peculiarity in language," from Greek ...