idiosyncrasies

NOUN

oddity, quirk

Synonyms

STRONGEST

eccentricity mannerism peculiarity trait

STRONG

affectation bit characteristic distinction feature habit singularity trick

Antonyms

STRONGEST

normality usualness

Example Sentences

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Kate Mayne, who is a farmer and the chair of NFU Shropshire, worked closely with the project and said that "local idiosyncrasies... are really important to us as farmers".

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

And that might get personal: the astronauts laughed when asked what idiosyncrasies they feared their crewmates might discover.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

The tangents, the idiosyncrasies of the hosts and the glimpses of private life leave listeners feeling connected.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

But we have a lot of deep-seated problems and cultural idiosyncrasies that Newsom’s rivals — Democrat and Republican — would be only too happy to hang around his neck.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2025

Obviously, answers to these questions about differences in organizational success depend partly on the idiosyncrasies of individuals.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond