IDIOSYNCRASY

idiosyncrasy. Idiosyncrasy, n. a peculiar temper or disposition

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Id′i‐o‐syn″cra‐sy (?), n.; pl. Idiosyncrasies (#). [[Gr. �; ἴδιοσ proper, peculiar + � a mixing together, fr. � to mix together; � with + � to mix: cf. F. idiosyncrasie. See Idiom, and Crasis.]] A peculiarity of physical or mental constitution or temperament; a characteristic belonging to, and distinguishing, an individual; characteristic susceptibility; idiocrasy; eccentricity. The individual mind . . . takes its tone from the idiosyncrasies of the body. I. Taylor.