idiosyncrasy
/ˌɪdiəˈsɪŋkrəsi/noun
उच्चारण इडिअसिंक्रसी
व्यक्तिगत विचित्रता, अनोखी आदत, निजी ढंग
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a person's particular way of behaving or thinking, especially when it is unusual; an unusual feature
व्यक्तिगत विचित्रता, अनोखी आदत, निजी ढंग
- One of his idiosyncrasies is that he reads the newspaper from the back page.
- the idiosyncrasies of English spelling
- Her habit of humming while she works is an idiosyncrasy we all enjoy.
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- Every writer has idiosyncrasies of style.
- The old professor's idiosyncrasies amused his students.
Synonyms peculiarity quirk eccentricity
Opposite normality convention
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
id·i·o·syn·cra·sy
With -syn- and ending in -crasy (not -cracy like democracy).
बीच में -syn- और अंत में -crasy (democracy की तरह -cracy नहीं)।
⌂Word origin and word building
Idio- means one's own: idiom, idiot (originally a private person).
Idio- का अर्थ 'अपना निजी' है: idiom, idiot (मूलतः निजी व्यक्ति)।
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A peculiarity of behaviour belonging to one person (also quirk, eccentricity, mannerism).
'किसी एक व्यक्ति की खास व्यवहार-विचित्रता' के लिए यह शब्द (या quirk, eccentricity, mannerism) आता है।