Definition for Idiosyncrasy:

• A peculiarity of constitution, in which one person is affected by an agent which, in numerous others, would produce no effect. Thus, shell-fish, bitter almonds, produce urticaria in some, by virtue of their idiosyncrasies. Others faint at the sight of blood, etc.

Synonyms for Idiosyncrasy:

• n.

  •
  • aspect,
  • component,
  • nature,
  • habit,
  • facet,
  • factor.
  •
  • usual.
  •attribute (noun)
  • speciality,
  • Qualities,
  • Specialities.
  •characteristic (noun)
  • dis-position,
  • dis positions,
  • dis-positions,
  • dis position.
  •difference (noun)
  • variation,
  • unlikeness,
  • Discongruity,
  • non-conformity,
  • unorthodoxness,
  • Unconformity,
  • unconformities.
  •eccentricity (noun)
  • whimsicalnesses,
  • hereticisms,
  • queernesses,
  • waywardnesses,
  • un-conventionality,
  • un conventionalities,
  • un conventionality,
  • outlandishnesses,
  • capriciousnesses,
  • oddnesses,
  • weirdnesses,
  • freakishnesses,
  • un-conventionalities,
  • Idiocrasies,
  • unconventionalities.
  •feature (noun)
  • de-tail,
  • de tails,
  • de-tails,
  • de tail.
  •idiom (noun)
  • set phrases,
  • provincialisms,
  • street talks,
  • localisms.
  •peculiarity (noun)
  • schticks,
  • odd traits,
  • un usualness,
  • un-usualness,
  • unusualnesses,
  • un usualnesses,
  • un-usualnesses.
  •specialty (noun)
  • cachet,
  • specialization,
  • figure,
  • Discriminant,
  • forte,
  • keynote,
  • specialty,
  • hallmark,
  • flavor,
  • stamp,
  • definiteness.
  •style (noun)
  • genres.
  •temperament (noun)
  • frame mind,
  • inner natures,
  • out-looks,
  • out-look,
  • out look,
  • out looks.
  •trait (noun)
  • de nominator,
  • de nominators,
  • nature the beast,
  • nature beast,
  • de-nominator,
  • de-nominators.
  •twist (noun)
  • re-velation,
  • screw-ups,
  • sur-prises,
  • re velations,
  • sur-prise,
  • sur prise,
  • sur prises,
  • screw ups,
  • re velation,
  • re-velations.
  •unconformity (noun)
  • anomaly,
  • deviation,
  • uniqueness,
  • irregularity,
  • abnormality,
  • impropriety,
  • funniness,
  • incongruity,
  • incompatibility,
  • divergence,
  • curiosity,
  • derangement,
  • inconsistency,
  • nonconformity,
  • aberration,
  • aberrance,
  • uncommonness,
  • unfamiliarity,
  • exception.
  •unlikeness (noun)
  • dis similitudes,
  • un likeness,
  • dis similitude,
  • un-likenesses,
  • un likenesses,
  • dis-similitudes,
  • un-likeness,
  • dis-similitude.
  •way (noun)
  • re-spect,
  • re spects,
  • re-spects,
  • re spect.

• Other synonyms:

  •adj.
  • quality.
  •n.
  • attribute,
  • bizarreness,
  • capriciousness,
  • characteristic,
  • conversation piece,
  • denominator,
  • difference,
  • differentia,
  • differential,
  • druthers,
  • eccentricity,
  • extraordinariness,
  • feature,
  • foible,
  • freakishness,
  • idiom,
  • incision,
  • inclination,
  • individuality,
  • lineament,
  • lingo,
  • localism,
  • manner,
  • mannerism,
  • manners,
  • mark,
  • notability,
  • oddity,
  • oddness,
  • outlandishness,
  • parlance,
  • particularity,
  • peculiarity,
  • property,
  • provincialism,
  • queerness,
  • quirk,
  • quirkiness,
  • separateness,
  • set phrase,
  • singularity,
  • specificity,
  • strangeness,
  • style,
  • temperament,
  • thumbprint,
  • trait,
  • trick,
  • twist,
  • unconventionality,
  • unusualness,
  • velleity,
  • way,
  • weirdness,
  • whimsicality,
  • Differentiae,
  • Indicia,
  • Oddities,
  • Seity,
  • Selfness,
  • Vernacularism,
  • Whimsicalness,
  • schtick,
  • differentials,
  • idioms,
  • waywardness,
  • whimsicalities,
  • denominators,
  • vernacularisms,
  • lineaments,
  • thumbprints,
  • selfdom,
  • markings,
  • significants,
  • idiocrasy,
  • inner nature,
  • hereticism,
  • ipseity,
  • nature of beast,
  • nature of the beast,
  • odd trait,
  • self-hood,
  • singularness,
  • street talk,
  • wonts,
  • screw-up.
  •Other relevant words:
  • bloodlust,
  • permanence,
  • characterisitc.

Paraphrases for Idiosyncrasy:

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    specificity.

Antonyms for Idiosyncrasy:

• n.

  • oddity, quirk
    usualness, normality.
  • Other antonyms:
    sameness, conformity.

Idiosyncrasy Sentence Examples:

• Each individual has his special idiosyncrasy.

• The idiosyncrasy was rather ugly, and suggested melancholy to her, the melancholy of a man given to over - much meditation and afraid to face the radiant wonder of life.