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idiosyncrasy vs peculiarity

peculiarity vs idiosyncrasy

idiosyncrasy and peculiarity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
idiosyncrasy Yes No No No
peculiarity Yes No No No
As nouns, peculiarity is a hypernym of idiosyncrasy; that is, peculiarity is a word with a broader meaning than idiosyncrasy:
  • idiosyncrasy: a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
  • peculiarity: a distinguishing trait
Other hypernyms of idiosyncrasy include distinctiveness, speciality, specialness, specialty.
idiosyncrasy (noun) peculiarity (noun)
a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
a distinguishing trait
an odd or unusual characteristic
Difference between idiosyncrasy and peculiarity

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