noun

idiosyncrasy

idiosyncrasy, peculiarity, quirk

One of his idiosyncrasies is wearing socks with sandals.

One of his idiosyncrasies is wearing socks with sandals.

((sb.'s)) idiosyncrasy a peculiar habit of (sb.) One of his idiosyncrasies is being shy.

Synonyms: peculiarity, quirk, eccentricity

From Greek 'idios' (one's own) + 'synkrasis' (a mixing together). Literally 'one's own mixture'.

Think of 'idio-' as in 'individual'. It's an individual's strange sync or habit.

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