adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌɪd.i.əʊ.sɪŋˈkɹæt.ɪk/
Received-Pronunciation:/-ˌsɪŋ-/
Canada, General-American:/ˌɪd.i.oʊ.sɪŋˈkɹæt.ɪk/
Canada, General-American:[ˌɪd.i.oʊ.sɪŋˈkɹæɾ.ɪk]
Canada, General-American:/-ˌsɪŋ-/
Texas:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Australian:/ˌɪd.i.əʉ.sɪŋˈkɹæt.ɪk/
Australian:[ˌɪd.i.əʉ.sɪŋˈkɹæɾ.ɪk]
Australian:/-ˌsɪŋ-/
New-Zealand:/ˌəd.i.ɐʉ.səŋˈkɹɛt.ək/
New-Zealand:[ˌəd.i.ɐʉ.səŋˈkɹɛɾ.ək]
New-Zealand:/-ˌsəŋ-/
rhymes with -ætɪk
CMU ARPABET:IH2 D IY0 OW0 S IH2 N K R AE1 T IH0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Peculiar to a specific individual; eccentric.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
peculiar to the individual
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
we all have our own idiosyncratic gestures
Michelangelo's highly idiosyncratic style of painting
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From idiosyncrasy + -ic. By surface analysis, idio- + syn- + -cratic.
Across languages
Translations
48 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
իդիոսինկրատիկ
(idiosinkratik)
— peculiar to a specific individual
Catalan:
idiosincràtic
— peculiar to a specific individual
Chinese Mandarin:
獨特的 /独特的
(dútè de)
— peculiar to a specific individual
Chinese Mandarin:
特異的 /特异的
(tèyì de)
— peculiar to a specific individual
Czech:
osobitý
— peculiar to a specific individual
Czech:
specifický
— peculiar to a specific individual
Czech:
výstřední
— peculiar to a specific individual
Czech:
charakteristický
— peculiar to a specific individual
Dutch:
eigenzinnig
— peculiar to a specific individual
Dutch:
eigenaardig
— peculiar to a specific individual
Dutch:
idiosyncratisch
— peculiar to a specific individual
Dutch:
karakteristiek
— peculiar to a specific individual
Estonian:
idiosünkraatiline
— peculiar to a specific individual
Estonian:
isikuomane
— peculiar to a specific individual
Finnish:
omaperäinen
— peculiar to a specific individual
Finnish:
omalaatuinen
— peculiar to a specific individual
French:
singulier
— peculiar to a specific individual
French:
particulier
— peculiar to a specific individual
French:
idiosyncratique
— peculiar to a specific individual
French:
idiosyncrasique
— peculiar to a specific individual
German:
eigenartig
— peculiar to a specific individual
German:
eigentümlich
— peculiar to a specific individual
German:
spezifisch
— peculiar to a specific individual
German:
idiosynkratisch
— peculiar to a specific individual
Hungarian:
sajátos
— peculiar to a specific individual
Italian:
idiosincrasico
— peculiar to a specific individual
Italian:
idiosincratico
— peculiar to a specific individual
Kazakh:
ерекше
(erekşe)
— peculiar to a specific individual
Norwegian Bokmål:
idiosynkratisk
— peculiar to a specific individual
Polish:
specyficzny
— peculiar to a specific individual
Portuguese:
idiossincrásico
— peculiar to a specific individual
Portuguese:
idiossincrático
— peculiar to a specific individual
Romanian:
idiosincratic
— peculiar to a specific individual
Romanian:
idiosincrazic
— peculiar to a specific individual
Russian:
персона́льный
(personálʹnyj)
— peculiar to a specific individual
Russian:
своеобразный
(svojeobraznyj)
— peculiar to a specific individual
Russian:
уникальный
(unikalʹnyj)
— peculiar to a specific individual
Russian:
характерный
(xarakternyj)
— peculiar to a specific individual
Russian:
отличительный
(otličitelʹnyj)
— peculiar to a specific individual
Scottish Gaelic:
sònraichte
— peculiar to a specific individual
Serbo-Croatian:
idiosinkratičan
— peculiar to a specific individual
Serbo-Croatian:
specifičan
— peculiar to a specific individual
Serbo-Croatian:
karakterističan
— peculiar to a specific individual
Spanish:
idiosincrásico
— peculiar to a specific individual
Spanish:
idiosincrático
— peculiar to a specific individual
Swedish:
idiosynkratisk
— peculiar to a specific individual
Swedish:
säregen
— peculiar to a specific individual
Swedish:
egenartad
— peculiar to a specific individual