idiosyncrasy
/ˌɪdiəˈsɪŋkrəsi/
noun
- A unique or unusual habit, behavior, or way of thinking that is typical of a particular person.
- Her idiosyncrasy of humming while working made her easily recognizable in the office.
- One of my uncle's idiosyncrasies is that he always eats dessert before dinner.
- Every family has its own idiosyncrasies, like always celebrating birthdays a week late.
- A distinctive or peculiar feature of something, such as a place, object, or system.
- The city's traffic system has an idiosyncrasy where left turns are only allowed at certain hours.
- An idiosyncrasy of this software is that it crashes whenever you try to print.
- The old house had an idiosyncrasy: the front door would only open if you lifted it slightly.