Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Relating or pertaining to idiosyncrasy; of or arising from individual disposition or susceptibility: as, idiosyncratic sympathy.
Wiktionary
- adj. Peculiar to a specific individual; eccentric.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Of peculiar temper or disposition; belonging to one's peculiar and individual character.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. peculiar to the individual
Examples
“Of course, that comes with certain idiosyncratic positions — not so good on gay rights, very good on the right to kill foxes for fun.”
“I refer to Shopsin's, the ultimate in idiosyncratic cuisine, now located for your madcap pleasure in the Essex Street Market.”
The Huffington Post: Avery Corman: New York Hero Sandwiches: Not Always Heroic
“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
“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.”
“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.”
“I hope Burger King in Hungary do not produce any more of their so called idiosyncratic posters demeaning Scotland...”
“The second risk is called idiosyncratic, or specific stock risk.”
“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”
“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.”
“If it nevertheless comes off as "idiosyncratic," so be it.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘idiosyncratic’.
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@vcb.etym.prjct - SAT Catchall
brainfood for my hungry, eager pupils
iconoclast, glacial, agnostic, histrionic, treacly, contemptuous, captious, bombastic, bombast, perfidy, quiescence, sordid and 148 more...
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Words build meanings from origins( etymology )
These come from gamma meditation ,I think.
discursive, exogenous, machinations, purportedly, sumptuous, congruity, cantankerous, incongruous, festoon, hessian, ratiocinative, stratigraphic and 837 more...
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January 2012
bloviate, pastiche, apparat, facile, paroxysm, pique, bedfellow, pedigree, tutelage, protege, protégé, retroactive and 196 more...
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D4Divine's list
idiosyncratic, unfathomable, easement, plenary, trenchant, extracurially, periphrastic, prima facie, usurp, vacuous, unctuous, recapitulate and 16 more...
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My Favourite Words
diminutive, booth, minimalism, idiosyncratic, antithesis, aesthetic, hedgehog, liaison, kiosk, plethora, epitome
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syn-, sym-, syl-
united; acting or considered together
sympathy, syllogism, synthesis, synonym, synaesthesia, synecdoche, synagogue, syzygy, symbiosis, system, idiosyncratic, idiosyncracy and 3 more...
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idio-
distinct; private; personal
idiotype, idiopathic, idiolect, idiosyncrasy, idiosyncratic, idiot
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xylophone effect
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