"idiosyncratic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌɪd.i.əʊ.sɪŋˈkɹæt.ɪk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-ˌsɪŋ-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɪd.i.oʊ.sɪŋˈkɹæt.ɪk/ [Canada, General-American], [ˌɪd.i.oʊ.sɪŋˈkɹæɾ.ɪk] [Canada, General-American], /-ˌsɪŋ-/ [Canada, General-American], /ˌɪd.i.əʉ.sɪŋˈkɹæt.ɪk/ [Australia], [ˌɪd.i.əʉ.sɪŋˈkɹæɾ.ɪk] [Australia], /-ˌsɪŋ-/ [Australia], /ˌəd.i.ɐʉ.səŋˈkɹɛt.ək/ [New-Zealand], [ˌəd.i.ɐʉ.səŋˈkɹɛɾ.ək] [New-Zealand], /-ˌsəŋ-/ [New-Zealand] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-idiosyncratic.wav [Texas] Forms: more idiosyncratic [comparative], most idiosyncratic [superlative]
Rhymes: -ætɪk Etymology: From idiosyncrasy + -ic. By surface analysis, idio- + syn- + -cratic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|idiosyncrasy|ic}} idiosyncrasy + -ic, {{surf|en|idio-|syn-|-cratic}} By surface analysis, idio- + syn- + -cratic Head templates: {{en-adj}} idiosyncratic (comparative more idiosyncratic, superlative most idiosyncratic)
  1. Peculiar to a specific individual; eccentric. Derived forms: idiosyncratical, idiosyncratically, idiosyncraticity, idiosyncratic reaction, nonidiosyncratic, unidiosyncratic Related terms: idiosyncrasy Translations (peculiar to a specific individual): իդիոսինկրատիկ (idiosinkratik) (Armenian), idiosincràtic (Catalan), 獨特的 /独特的 (dútè de) (Chinese Mandarin), 特異的 /特异的 (tèyì de) (Chinese Mandarin), osobitý [masculine] (Czech), specifický [masculine] (Czech), výstřední (Czech), charakteristický [masculine] (Czech), eigenzinnig (Dutch), eigenaardig (Dutch), idiosyncratisch (Dutch), karakteristiek (Dutch), idiosünkraatiline (Estonian), isikuomane (Estonian), omaperäinen (Finnish), omalaatuinen (Finnish), singulier [masculine] (French), particulier [masculine] (French), idiosyncratique (French), idiosyncrasique (French), eigenartig (German), eigentümlich (German), spezifisch (German), idiosynkratisch (German), sajátos (Hungarian), idiosincrasico (Italian), idiosincratico (Italian), ерекше (erekše) (Kazakh), idiosynkratisk (Norwegian Bokmål), specyficzny [masculine] (Polish), idiossincrásico (Portuguese), idiossincrático (Portuguese), idiosincratic (Romanian), idiosincrazic (Romanian), персона́льный (personálʹnyj) (Russian), своеобразный (svojeobraznyj) (Russian), уникальный (unikalʹnyj) (Russian), характерный (xarakternyj) (Russian), отличительный (otličitelʹnyj) (Russian), sònraichte (Scottish Gaelic), idiosinkratičan (Serbo-Croatian), specifičan (Serbo-Croatian), karakterističan (Serbo-Croatian), idiosincrásico (Spanish), idiosincrático (Spanish), idiosynkratisk (Swedish), säregen (Swedish), egenartad (Swedish)

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        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with German translations",
        "Terms with Hungarian translations",
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        "Terms with Kazakh translations",
        "Terms with Mandarin translations",
        "Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations",
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        "Terms with Romanian translations",
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        "Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations",
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      "sense": "peculiar to a specific individual",
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      "sense": "peculiar to a specific individual",
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      "sense": "peculiar to a specific individual",
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      "sense": "peculiar to a specific individual",
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      "sense": "peculiar to a specific individual",
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    },
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      "code": "de",
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    },
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "peculiar to a specific individual",
      "word": "sajátos"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "peculiar to a specific individual",
      "word": "idiosincrasico"
    },
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "peculiar to a specific individual",
      "word": "idiosincratico"
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      "code": "kk",
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      "roman": "erekše",
      "sense": "peculiar to a specific individual",
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      "code": "nb",
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      "sense": "peculiar to a specific individual",
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    },
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "peculiar to a specific individual",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "specyficzny"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "peculiar to a specific individual",
      "word": "idiossincrásico"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
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      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "peculiar to a specific individual",
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    },
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      "code": "ro",
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      "code": "ro",
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      "sense": "peculiar to a specific individual",
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "personálʹnyj",
      "sense": "peculiar to a specific individual",
      "word": "персона́льный"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "svojeobraznyj",
      "sense": "peculiar to a specific individual",
      "word": "своеобразный"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "unikalʹnyj",
      "sense": "peculiar to a specific individual",
      "word": "уникальный"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "xarakternyj",
      "sense": "peculiar to a specific individual",
      "word": "характерный"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "roman": "otličitelʹnyj",
      "sense": "peculiar to a specific individual",
      "word": "отличительный"
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      "code": "gd",
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      "lang_code": "gd",
      "sense": "peculiar to a specific individual",
      "word": "sònraichte"
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "lang_code": "sh",
      "sense": "peculiar to a specific individual",
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    {
      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "peculiar to a specific individual",
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
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      "sense": "peculiar to a specific individual",
      "word": "karakterističan"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "peculiar to a specific individual",
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      "sense": "peculiar to a specific individual",
      "word": "idiosincrático"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "peculiar to a specific individual",
      "word": "idiosynkratisk"
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
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      "sense": "peculiar to a specific individual",
      "word": "säregen"
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      "code": "sv",
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}

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