Associations to the word «Idiosyncrasy»

Wiktionary

IDIOSYNCRASY, noun. A behavior or way of thinking that is characteristic of a person.
IDIOSYNCRASY, noun. A language or behaviour that is particular to an individual or group.
IDIOSYNCRASY, noun. (medicine) A peculiar individual reaction to a generally innocuous substance or factor.
IDIOSYNCRASY, noun. A peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify.

Dictionary definition

IDIOSYNCRASY, noun. A behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca