Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- adj. Peculiar to a specific individual; eccentric.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- adj. Of peculiar temper or disposition; belonging to one's peculiar and individual character.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Relating or pertaining to idiosyncrasy; of or arising from individual disposition or susceptibility: as, idiosyncratic sympathy.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adj. peculiar to the individual
Etymologies
Examples
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Of course, that comes with certain idiosyncratic positions — not so good on gay rights, very good on the right to kill foxes for fun.
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I refer to Shopsin's, the ultimate in idiosyncratic cuisine, now located for your madcap pleasure in the Essex Street Market.
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Empathy here has been reframed as emotion that is "idiosyncratic" -- personal -- a danger to reason.
George Lakoff: Empathy, Sotomayor, and Democracy: The Conservative Stealth Strategy
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"Or take the case of Michael Graves's multiple proposals for an addition to Breuer's Whitney Museum," Mr. Semes continues, referring to the idiosyncratic 1966 structure on Madison Avenue.
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Just take a look at some of Palin's infamous "word salads" -- as my friends in Alaska call her idiosyncratic manner of slinging phrases together -- and it becomes all too clear.
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I hope Burger King in Hungary do not produce any more of their so called idiosyncratic posters demeaning Scotland...
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The second risk is called idiosyncratic, or specific stock risk.
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Its trio of heroines are cute, with an active, aggressive edge that sets them apart from their vapid moe counterparts, and the Witches 'Realm has a whimsical, fairy-tale design that recalls the idiosyncratic visions of animators like Terry Gilliam and Tim Burton more than the standardized cotton-candy fluff of Petite Princess Yucie or
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The one single truth from this welter of protestations is this: I am basically a maverick, with views that can only be described as idiosyncratic, leading a life of intense creative and mental activity that is sometimes at odds with mainstream thinking.
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If it nevertheless comes off as "idiosyncratic," so be it.
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