Antonyms for idiosyncrasy

Grammar : Noun

Spell : id-ee-uh-sing-kruh-see, -sin-

Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪd i əˈsɪŋ krə si, -ˈsɪn-

Definition of idiosyncrasy

Origin : c.1600, from French idiosyncrasie, from Greek idiosynkrasia "a peculiar temperament," from idios "one's own" (see idiom) + synkrasis "temperament, mixture of personal characteristics," from syn "together" (see syn-) + krasis "mixture" (see rare (adj.2)). Originally in English a medical term meaning "physical constitution of an individual." Mental sense first attested 1660s.

noun oddity, quirk

Example sentences :

The Night (it must have been her idiosyncrasy) put her tongue out at them, too.
Extract from : « The Arrow of Gold » by Joseph Conrad

He did not even try to investigate this idiosyncrasy of his chief.
Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad

This idiosyncrasy his companion, de Spain, had learned to tolerate.
Extract from : « Nan of Music Mountain » by Frank H. Spearman

It was an idiosyncrasy of Jackson's to gather and take with him every filing.
Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston

Long and often did Lorna puzzle over this idiosyncrasy of her father.
Extract from : « The Jolliest School of All » by Angela Brazil

The club had always respected this idiosyncrasy of Mrs. Plinth's.
Extract from : « Xingu » by Edith Wharton

He had most of the idiosyncrasy of Baxter, though not without the contemplation of Howe.
Extract from : « Spare Hours » by John Brown

The only success worth one's powder was success in the line of one's idiosyncrasy.
Extract from : « Embarrassments » by Henry James

His idiosyncrasy is merged in that of the personages he represents.
Extract from : « Rookwood » by William Harrison Ainsworth

The cruelty of boys is an idiosyncrasy in their otherwise generous character.
Extract from : « Captain Mugford » by W.H.G. Kingston

Synonyms for idiosyncrasy

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