Idiosyncrasy
noun
A special feature or behavior a person or thing has.
Everyone loves her idiosyncrasies.
noun
A different or unusual way of reacting to something.
Due to a technical idiosyncrasy, the software behaved differently on his computer.
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Technical
noun
A special feature or behavior a person or thing has.
Everyone loves her idiosyncrasies.
noun
A different or unusual way of reacting to something.
Due to a technical idiosyncrasy, the software behaved differently on his computer.
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Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Personality Trait
Refers to unique behaviors that define a person's character.
His idiosyncrasy of always wearing mismatched socks made him stand out.
Pro Tip 2/3Charming Quirk
Often seen as an endearing quality that makes a person interesting.
Her habit of humming while she cooks is one of her charming idiosyncrasies.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Significance
Can denote behaviors specific to cultural or family traditions.
The idiosyncrasy of serving dessert before dinner is a family tradition.
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eccentricityfoibleindividualityodditypeculiarityquirksingularityunique
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How Benjamin Button got...
or so and we also needed to make sure that we could take Brad's idiosyncrasies his little ticks the little subtleties that make him who he is and have that translate through our process so that it appears in Benjamin on the screen and we also needed to create a character that
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What does it take to...
imitate the quirks and idiosyncrasies of natural language in order to do that Cohn wingers have learned a lot from historical linguistics and linguistic typology and pidgin and creole languages the language is what they do is they change over a long period of time in the
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Science Fiction Inspires...
in the form of assistance alexa and siri which are friendly hope but as helpful as ai might become it stops short of processing human idiosyncrasies and emotion sorry i didn't quite get that an issue illustrated in sci-fi by star
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East vs west -- the...
depending on your station in society, depending on your stage of life. You see, businesses are not run as institutions, by the idiosyncrasies of individuals. It's always about taste.
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How Benjamin Button got...
or so and we also needed to make sure that we could take Brad's idiosyncrasies his little ticks the little subtleties that make him who he is and have that translate through our process so that it appears in Benjamin on the screen and we also needed to create a character that
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What does it take to...
imitate the quirks and idiosyncrasies of natural language in order to do that Cohn wingers have learned a lot from historical linguistics and linguistic typology and pidgin and creole languages the language is what they do is they change over a long period of time in the
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Science Fiction Inspires...
in the form of assistance alexa and siri which are friendly hope but as helpful as ai might become it stops short of processing human idiosyncrasies and emotion sorry i didn't quite get that an issue illustrated in sci-fi by star
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East vs west -- the...
depending on your station in society, depending on your stage of life. You see, businesses are not run as institutions, by the idiosyncrasies of individuals. It's always about taste.
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Mark Duplass
American Director
George Saunders is the funniest. He makes me laugh in the way I want to laugh - with so much empathy and deep understanding of people. He illuminates things and people I've never thought about - and I've dedicated my life to the study of people and their idiosyncrasies. He is light years ahead.
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Kevyn Aucoin
American Artist
While traveling around the world, I've had the opportunity to work with every living beauty icon. I've learned to appreciate idiosyncrasy. The fact is, there is really no such thing as 'normal' - everybody's different, and that is the essence of their beauty.
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Timothy Spall
English Actor
What character actors want to do is investigate new types of people and present them in all their idiosyncrasies, psychological complexities, and contradictory stupidities. That has been one of the great delights over our seven collaborations.
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SZA
American Musician
In the real world, I kind of, like, thrived a little bit. The things that were awkward about me at school, like being hyper passionate... I realized, 'Oh I'm my own person, and I have my own idiosyncrasies and nuances that I don't mind.
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George W. S. Trow
American Novelist
It is in many circumstances a troubling thing to belong to the advanced class of a backward nation. One surrenders coherence and begins a difficult process of choice which ends, often, in an eclectic idiosyncrasy.
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Porter Robinson
American Musician
Star Wars Galaxies' didn't ever explain itself to you. It was horribly broken; it was glitchy in several significant ways. It was just this vast, expansive, beautiful universe with all these crazy idiosyncrasies.
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Mo Collins
American Actress
I find society's underlings and people with interesting idiosyncrasies the most watchable. But I also love to mimic people who are ego-driven and kind of go through the world like lions.
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Rory Bremner
British Comedian
I think comedy and satire are a very important part of democracy, and it's important we are able to laugh at the idiosyncrasies or the follies or vanities of people in power.
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Tommy Fleetwood
English Athlete
I have one idiosyncrasy that helps my driving accuracy. I grip down on the club. This makes it easier to control the clubface.
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Samuel Ervin Beam
American Musician
A lot of the big-budget movies, craft-wise, are amazing, but have a boring story. And the indies have their idiosyncrasies.
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Mark Duplass
American Director
George Saunders is the funniest. He makes me laugh in the way I want to laugh - with so much empathy and deep understanding of people. He illuminates things and people I've never thought about - and I've dedicated my life to the study of people and their idiosyncrasies. He is light years ahead.
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Kevyn Aucoin
American Artist
While traveling around the world, I've had the opportunity to work with every living beauty icon. I've learned to appreciate idiosyncrasy. The fact is, there is really no such thing as 'normal' - everybody's different, and that is the essence of their beauty.
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Timothy Spall
English Actor
What character actors want to do is investigate new types of people and present them in all their idiosyncrasies, psychological complexities, and contradictory stupidities. That has been one of the great delights over our seven collaborations.
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SZA
American Musician
In the real world, I kind of, like, thrived a little bit. The things that were awkward about me at school, like being hyper passionate... I realized, 'Oh I'm my own person, and I have my own idiosyncrasies and nuances that I don't mind.
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George W. S. Trow
American Novelist
It is in many circumstances a troubling thing to belong to the advanced class of a backward nation. One surrenders coherence and begins a difficult process of choice which ends, often, in an eclectic idiosyncrasy.
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Porter Robinson
American Musician
Star Wars Galaxies' didn't ever explain itself to you. It was horribly broken; it was glitchy in several significant ways. It was just this vast, expansive, beautiful universe with all these crazy idiosyncrasies.
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Mo Collins
American Actress
I find society's underlings and people with interesting idiosyncrasies the most watchable. But I also love to mimic people who are ego-driven and kind of go through the world like lions.
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Rory Bremner
British Comedian
I think comedy and satire are a very important part of democracy, and it's important we are able to laugh at the idiosyncrasies or the follies or vanities of people in power.
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Tommy Fleetwood
English Athlete
I have one idiosyncrasy that helps my driving accuracy. I grip down on the club. This makes it easier to control the clubface.
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Samuel Ervin Beam
American Musician
A lot of the big-budget movies, craft-wise, are amazing, but have a boring story. And the indies have their idiosyncrasies.
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