idiosyncrasy
71streak — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. band, stripe, smear; vein, layer; disposition; run; trait, idiosyncrasy. See narrowness, intrinsic, velocity, indication, length. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A band] Syn. stripe, strip, ridge; see band 1 …
72peculiarity — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. distinctiveness, unusualness, singularity; see characteristic . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. characteristc, singularity, trait, feature, oddity, mark, idiosyncrasy, distinction, quirk. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1 …
73singularity — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Irregularity] Syn. deviation, curiosity, abnormality; see irregularity 2 . 2. [Idiosyncrasy] Syn. peculiarity, propensity, manner; see characteristic , quirk . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. The condition of being one:… …
74Intrinsicality — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Intrinsicality >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 intrinsicality intrinsicality inbeing inherence inhesion Sgm: N 1 subjectiveness subjectiveness Sgm: N 1 ego ego Sgm: N 1 egohood egohood Sgm: N 1 essence …
75idiosyncratic — (n.) 1779, from IDIOSYNCRASY (Cf. idiosyncrasy) + IC (Cf. ic). Earlier in same sense was idiosyncratical (1640s). Related: Idiosyncratically …
76peculiarity — noun 1) a legal peculiarity Syn: oddity, anomaly, abnormality 2) a physical peculiarity Syn: idiosyncrasy, mannerism, quirk, foible 3) one of the peculiarities of the city Syn …
77eccentricity — ec•cen•tric•i•ty [[t]ˌɛk sənˈtrɪs ɪ ti, ˌɛk sɛn [/t]] n. pl. ties 1) an oddity or peculiarity, as of conduct 2) the quality of being eccentric 3) the amount by which something is eccentric 4) math. a mathematical constant expressed as the ratio… …
78-asy — There are only four nouns in common use that end in asy as distinct from acy. These are apostasy, ecstasy, fantasy, and idiosyncrasy. In all these cases the ending is not a distinct suffix but corresponds via French and Latin to Greek nouns… …
79Idiocrasies — Idiocrasy Id i*oc ra*sy, n.; pl. {Idiocrasies}. [Idio + Gr. kra^sis a mixture, fr. ? to mix: cf. F. idiocrasie.] Peculiarity of constitution; that temperament, or state of constitution, which is peculiar to a person; idiosyncrasy …
80Idiocrasy — Id i*oc ra*sy, n.; pl. {Idiocrasies}. [Idio + Gr. kra^sis a mixture, fr. ? to mix: cf. F. idiocrasie.] Peculiarity of constitution; that temperament, or state of constitution, which is peculiar to a person; idiosyncrasy …
