idiosyncrasy

• Substantiv, das eine charakteristische, oft eigenartige oder ungewöhnliche Eigenschaft, Angewohnheit oder Verhaltensweise bezeichnet, die für eine bestimmte Person oder Gruppe typisch ist.

A noun referring to a distinctive or peculiar characteristic, habit, or mannerism that is specific to an individual or group.

1. Personal quirkC1formal

   A unique or peculiar habit, behavior, or characteristic of a person.

   Persönliche Eigenheit

   • His idiosyncrasy of always tapping his foot during meetings annoyed some colleagues.
   • She has an idiosyncrasy of arranging her books by color.
   • One of his many idiosyncrasies is eating dessert before the main course.

   Synonymecrotcheteccentricityfoiblemannerismodditypeculiarityquirksingularity

2. Distinctive featureC1formal

   A distinctive or peculiar feature of something, such as a language, system, or object.

   Besonderheit

   • The English language has many idiosyncrasies in its spelling rules.
   • The software has an idiosyncrasy that causes it to crash when processing large files.
   • The building's architecture has several idiosyncrasies that make it unique.

   Synonymecharacteristiceccentricitymannerismoddityparticularitypeculiarityquirksingularitytrait