Definition of Idiosyncratic

1. Adjective. Peculiar to the individual. "Michelangelo's highly idiosyncratic style of painting"

Similar to: Individual, Single
Derivative terms: Idiosyncrasy

Definition of Idiosyncratic

1. a. Of peculiar temper or disposition; belonging to one's peculiar and individual character.

Definition of Idiosyncratic

1. Adjective. Peculiar to a specific individual; eccentric. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Idiosyncratic

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Idiosyncratic

1. Relating to or marked by an idiosyncrasy. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Idiosyncratic

idiophones
idiophonic
idiophrenic
idioplasm
idioplasma
idioplasms
idiopsychologic
idioreflex
idiorhythmic
idiospasm
idiosyncracies
idiosyncracy
idiosyncrasies
idiosyncrasy
idiosyncratic (current term)
idiosyncratic reaction
idiosyncratic sensitivity
idiosyncratical
idiosyncratically
idiot
idiot-prodigy
idiot-proof
idiot-savant
idiot board
idiot boards
idiot box
idiot boxes
idiot card
idiot light

Literary usage of Idiosyncratic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Essentials of Diagnosis by Solomon Solis-Cohen, Augustus Adolph Eshner (1902)
"Hay-fever, hay-asthma, rag-weed fever, autumnal catarrh, June cold, rose-cold, idiosyncratic coryza, periodic vasomotor coryza, are names applied to a group ..."

2. Culture And Local Development by Xavier Greffe, Sylvie Pflieger, Antonella Noya (2005)
"The idiosyncratic nature of cultural products A cultural product reflects specific conditions of ... This idiosyncratic nature may be more or less obvious. ..."

3. Alhacen's Theory of Visual Perception: A Critical Edition, with English by Alhazen, A. Mark Smith (2001)
"The manuscript listed to the left in each line-couple constitutes the reference-manuscript, so the number next to it represents its score for idiosyncratic ..."

4. On Calculating the Factor of Chance in Language Comparison by Donald A. Ringe (1992)
"In the first place, each language possesses an idiosyncratic inventory of distinctive sounds (phonemes), and also an idiosyncratic set of rules governing ..."

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