idiosyncraticadj.

Brit.

/ˌɪdɪə(ʊ)sɪŋˈkratɪk/, U.S.

/ˌɪdiəsɪŋˈkrædɪk/

Forms: 1700s– idiosyncratic, 1800s– ideosyncratic (rare).

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: idio- comb. form, Greek συγκρατικός.

Etymology: < idio- comb. form + Hellenistic Greek συγκρατικός mixed together ( < ancient Greek σύγκρατος closely united, in Hellenistic Greek also mixed together ( < σύν- syn- prefix + -κρατος ( < the stem of κεραννύναι to mix (see crater n.) + -τος , suffix forming verbal adjectives), after ancient Greek συγκεραννύναι to mix together) + -ικός -ic suffix), after idiosyncrasy n.Earlier currency is perhaps implied by idiosyncratically adv., although compare also idiosyncratical adj.

Relating to, of the nature of, or characterized by idiosyncrasy; attributable to individual disposition, susceptibility, or character.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > disposition or character > [adjective] > idiosyncratic

idiosyncrasical1633

idiosyncratical1670

idiocratical1727

comical1752

idiosyncratic1754

individualistic1861

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > [adjective] > relating to individual nature

idiosyncratical1670

idiocratical1727

idiosyncratic1754

idiocratic1789

idiopathic1857

1754 W. Warburton View Bolingbroke's Philos.: Lett. 1st & 2nd ii. 105 His Lordship's idiosyncratic terrors; the terrors of a future State.

1755 P. Hiffernan Tuner v. 5 By the Dint of uncommon Sagacity introspected even to the idiosyncratic Locality of the Brain, wherein his Genius was hitch'd.

1756 H. Johnson Let. 4 Mar. in J. Duncombe Lett. Several Eminent Persons Deceased (1772) II. cxxxvi. 237 As to the idiosyncratic part, some curious persons might be better pleased with it than the others more common, it being a foible natural to mankind to laugh at the follies of other people and to neglect their own.

1820 T. G. Wainewright Ess. & Crit. (1880) 98 That perfectly semperidentical display of idiosyncratic egotism which runs through..all his varieties.

1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. (1873) Ser. f. 172 An idiosyncratic use of words.

1893 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 2 Sept. 555 The action—idiosyncratic or otherwise—of the above-named drug.

1949 Punch 13 May 636/2 Universities do not exist to lay on degree courses to follow the idiosyncratic requirements of a particular employer.

1984 House & Garden Mar. 16/2 The art of collecting is seen in several stories this month, with collections that range from the rare to the avant-garde to the idiosyncratic.

2003 E. Gregg & R. Trillo Rough Guide to Gambia 50/1 The Gambia's most idiosyncratic Christmas tradition is its fanal processions, unique to the Kombos.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	idiosyncratic
释义	idiosyncraticadj. Brit. /ˌɪdɪə(ʊ)sɪŋˈkratɪk/, U.S. /ˌɪdiəsɪŋˈkrædɪk/ Forms: 1700s– idiosyncratic, 1800s– ideosyncratic (rare). Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: idio- comb. form, Greek συγκρατικός. Etymology: < idio- comb. form + Hellenistic Greek συγκρατικός mixed together ( < ancient Greek σύγκρατος closely united, in Hellenistic Greek also mixed together ( < σύν- syn- prefix + -κρατος ( < the stem of κεραννύναι to mix (see crater n.) + -τος , suffix forming verbal adjectives), after ancient Greek συγκεραννύναι to mix together) + -ικός -ic suffix), after idiosyncrasy n.Earlier currency is perhaps implied by idiosyncratically adv., although compare also idiosyncratical adj. Relating to, of the nature of, or characterized by idiosyncrasy; attributable to individual disposition, susceptibility, or character. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > disposition or character > [adjective] > idiosyncratic idiosyncrasical1633 idiosyncratical1670 idiocratical1727 comical1752 idiosyncratic1754 individualistic1861 the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > [adjective] > relating to individual nature idiosyncratical1670 idiocratical1727 idiosyncratic1754 idiocratic1789 idiopathic1857 1754 W. Warburton View Bolingbroke's Philos.: Lett. 1st & 2nd ii. 105 His Lordship's idiosyncratic terrors; the terrors of a future State. 1755 P. Hiffernan Tuner v. 5 By the Dint of uncommon Sagacity introspected even to the idiosyncratic Locality of the Brain, wherein his Genius was hitch'd. 1756 H. Johnson Let. 4 Mar. in J. Duncombe Lett. Several Eminent Persons Deceased (1772) II. cxxxvi. 237 As to the idiosyncratic part, some curious persons might be better pleased with it than the others more common, it being a foible natural to mankind to laugh at the follies of other people and to neglect their own. 1820 T. G. Wainewright Ess. & Crit. (1880) 98 That perfectly semperidentical display of idiosyncratic egotism which runs through..all his varieties. 1870 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. (1873) Ser. f. 172 An idiosyncratic use of words. 1893 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 2 Sept. 555 The action—idiosyncratic or otherwise—of the above-named drug. 1949 Punch 13 May 636/2 Universities do not exist to lay on degree courses to follow the idiosyncratic requirements of a particular employer. 1984 House & Garden Mar. 16/2 The art of collecting is seen in several stories this month, with collections that range from the rare to the avant-garde to the idiosyncratic. 2003 E. Gregg & R. Trillo Rough Guide to Gambia 50/1 The Gambia's most idiosyncratic Christmas tradition is its fanal processions, unique to the Kombos. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1754
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