as in trick
an odd or peculiar habit
his only idiosyncrasy is his inveterate wearing of sneakers, even with business suits
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Recent Examples of idiosyncrasy
Sprites is the very best idiosyncrasies of Britain that comedy and horror audiences around the world have loved so much since Monty Python.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
But independence can also seem like idiosyncrasy, or merely choosing different corners to cut.
—Helen Ouyang, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
The wonderfully ridiculous brainchild of co-stars/directors Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement, the mockumentary follows a group of vampires living in an apartment in New Zealand and struggling with the idiosyncrasies of modern times.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
All of Parker’s records have a particular idiosyncrasy, a wobble, a beat that’s not beating.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for idiosyncrasy
Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
But independence can also seem like idiosyncrasy, or merely choosing different corners to cut.
—Helen Ouyang, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
The wonderfully ridiculous brainchild of co-stars/directors Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement, the mockumentary follows a group of vampires living in an apartment in New Zealand and struggling with the idiosyncrasies of modern times.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
All of Parker’s records have a particular idiosyncrasy, a wobble, a beat that’s not beating.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for idiosyncrasy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for idiosyncrasy
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Dom tried his usual tricks, such as leaving the match to get counted out, but Cena stopped him and brought him back to the ring.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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And the action ranges from dueling card tricks to the kind of honest-to-God fights that merely serve to remind us that balletic action films really are magic tricks.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
11 Nov. 2025
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How Design and Color Shape Perception While studies from behavioral psychologists have linked eyewear styles to traits such as intelligence and trustworthiness, certain studies on the shape of frames and the colors that come with them have been linked to certain feelings people have about them.—
Daniel Fusch,
Ascend Agency,
11 Nov. 2025
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The only time he’s truly dazzled, and left fans bewildered, has been in game-winning scenarios, his ineffable trait.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Nov. 2025
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Published in Aerospace Science and Technology, the study describes that the Accurate prediction of aerodynamic drag characteristics across a wide range of wing-body configurations is crucial in the early design stages of transonic commercial transport aircraft.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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Customers see a different look, feel, color, drape and other characteristics of an apparel product.—
Raj Dhiman,
Sourcing Journal,
6 Nov. 2025
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Then, in the final moments of Season 3 finale, Ginny recognizes a pregnancy quirk in her mother, who drinks milk straight out of the carton.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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People joke about their quirks and idiosyncrasies.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Nov. 2025
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The music video takes things a step further with Joel's dramatic facial expressions and mannerisms that were comparable to Mick's swagger.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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There’s a cultural thing in Jewish people; our mannerisms and the way our parents and grandparents word sentences.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Oct. 2025
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And as the play proceeds, those characters commit, ever more intensely, to their peculiarities.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Nov. 2025
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This has been Bears-Saints, with enough peculiarity to warrant its own documentary series.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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It was leased for him by his mother, one of the many eccentricities friends and former business associates described about the otherwise phantom-like man who was always on the cusp of a blockbuster that never quite materialized.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Its clothes simply appear on celebrities, all independently drawn to the handmade eccentricity.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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But the reality for him, fairly or unfairly, is that if some of the habits persist, the smoke may turn to fire as the season progresses.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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In November 2024, PEOPLE spoke with Bethan Holt, fashion director at the Telegraph, about the princess's habit, which may raise eyebrows with critics.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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