What is another word for Idiosyncrasies?

Pronunciation: [ˈɪdɪˌɒsɪŋkɹəsiz] (IPA)

Idiosyncrasies refer to a person's peculiar and individualistic behaviors, thoughts, and characteristics. There are many other synonyms for this word, including quirks, eccentricities, oddities, peculiarities, anomalies, and singularities. These words all describe unique traits that make a person stand out from others. Quirks are small and unusual attributes that make someone different. Eccentricities are more unusual and sometimes even bizarre characteristics. Oddities and peculiarities refer to behaviors or traits that are strange or unusual. Anomalies and singularities describe traits that are uncommon and stand out as different from the norm. All of these words are used to describe those specific traits that make each of us individuals.

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Usage examples for Idiosyncrasies

Moreover, personal Idiosyncrasies and inconveniences always shorten a day's march.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
After that I married; but the Nasmyths never quite forgave me my little Idiosyncrasies and some of my views.
"The Greater Power"
Harold Bindloss W. Herbert Dunton
Fully to appreciate any great writer, therefore, it is necessary to distinguish between the characteristics due to the individual with certain Idiosyncrasies and the characteristics due to his special modification by the existing stage of social and intellectual development.
"English Literature and Society in the Eighteenth Century"
Leslie Stephen

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