🇬🇧 Idiosyncrasy meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

An idiosyncrasy is a special little habit or way of doing things that a person has, which is different from most people and can seem funny or unique, like always wearing mismatched socks or talking to your plants before homework.

The librarian’s idiosyncrasy is whisper-singing heavy metal songs while shelving books, which is both quiet and terrifying.

Dad has an idiosyncrasy of talking to the GPS as if it has feelings, apologizing whenever he misses a turn.

The scientist’s idiosyncrasy is naming every experiment “Bob,” so the lab report says, “Bob exploded, but in a good way.”

The soccer coach’s idiosyncrasy is blowing the whistle once for instructions and twice for snack time, which is the only signal we truly understand.

One funny idiosyncrasy of Albert Einstein was that he often forgot to wear socks, proving that even geniuses can lose track of their feet.

Every morning, Carla's idiosyncrasy was stacking teacups by size before she brewed. The idiosyncrasy puzzled new guests; the idiosyncrasy comforted her grandmother. At the table, each person learned the idiosyncrasy by touch and laughed. The idiosyncrasy turned awkward silence into warm talk, and everyone left smiling. They felt at home.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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