- idiocrasy
- idiocrasy (n.) "peculiarity," 1680s, from Gk. idiokrasia, from idio- (see IDIO- (Cf. idio-)) + krasis "mixing, tempering."
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Idiocrasy — Id i*oc ra*sy, n.; pl. {Idiocrasies}. [Idio + Gr. kra^sis a mixture, fr. ? to mix: cf. F. idiocrasie.] Peculiarity of constitution; that temperament, or state of constitution, which is peculiar to a person; idiosyncrasy … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
idiocrasy — index characteristic, quality (attribute), quirk (idiosyncrasy) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
idiocrasy — idiocratic /id ee euh krat ik/, idiocratical, adj. idiocratically, adv. /id ee ok reuh see/, n., pl. idiocrasies. idiosyncrasy. [1675 85; < Gk idiokrasía, equiv. to idio IDIO + krasia, equiv. to krâs(is) mixture (see CRASIS) + ia Y3; see… … Universalium
idiocrasy — n. idiosyncrasy, individual quality, unique characteristic, peculiarity, eccentricity; specific aspect of the physiology of an individual … English contemporary dictionary
idiocrasy — n. Peculiarity, idiosyncrasy, peculiar temperament … New dictionary of synonyms
idiocrasy — id·i·oc·ra·sy … English syllables
idiocrasy — n. constitutional peculiarity. ♦ idiocratic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
idiocrasy — ˌidēˈäkrəsē noun ( es) Etymology: Late Greek idiokrasia, probably MS variant of Greek idiosynkrasia idiosyncrasy more at idiosyncrasy : peculiarity of constitution : idiosyncrasy … Useful english dictionary
Idiocrasies — Idiocrasy Id i*oc ra*sy, n.; pl. {Idiocrasies}. [Idio + Gr. kra^sis a mixture, fr. ? to mix: cf. F. idiocrasie.] Peculiarity of constitution; that temperament, or state of constitution, which is peculiar to a person; idiosyncrasy … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Intrinsicality — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Intrinsicality >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 intrinsicality intrinsicality inbeing inherence inhesion Sgm: N 1 subjectiveness subjectiveness Sgm: N 1 ego ego Sgm: N 1 egohood egohood Sgm: N 1 essence … English dictionary for students
