| Main Entry: | idiosyncrasy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | oddity, quirk |
Synonyms: |
affectation, bit, characteristic, distinction, eccentricity, feature, habit, mannerism, peculiarity, singularity, trait, trick |
| Main Entry: | attribute |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | feature |
Synonyms: |
aspect, character, characteristic, facet, idiosyncrasy, indication, mark, note, particularity, peculiarity, point, property, quality, quirk, sign, speciality, symbol, trait, virtue |
| Main Entry: | characteristic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | typical feature, trait |
Synonyms: |
affection, aspect, attribute, badge, bag, bearing, bent, caliber, cast, complexion, component, differentia, disposition, distinction, earmark, endowment, essence, essential, faculty, flavor, frame, idiosyncrasy, inclination, individuality, lineament, mannerism, mark, mood, nature, originality, particularity, peculiarity, personality, point, property, quality, singularity, specialty, streak, stripe, style, symptom, temperament, tendency, thing, thumbprint, tinge, tone, trademark, turn, virtue |
Antonyms: |
abnormality |
| Main Entry: | difference |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dissimilarity, distinctness |
Synonyms: |
aberration, alteration, anomaly, antithesis, asymmetry, change, characteristic, contrariety, contrariness, contrast, departure, deviation, digression, discongruity, discrepancy, disparity, dissemblance, distinction, divergence, diversity, exception, heterogeneity, idiosyncrasy, inequality, irregularity, nonconformity, opposition, particularity, peculiarity, separateness, separation, singularity, unconformity, unlikeness, unorthodoxness, variance, variation, variety |
| Notes: | deference is a courteous expression of regard or respect, while difference is the quality of being unlike or dissimilar deferential means showing courteous expression of regard or respect; difference is the quality of being unlike or dissimilar; differential means relating to or showing a difference or the quality of the difference between similar things |
Antonyms: |
accord, agreement, alikeness, concurrence, conformity, likeness, sameness, similarity, uniformity |
| Main Entry: | eccentricity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | bizarreness, unusualness |
Synonyms: |
aberration, abnormality, anomaly, caprice, capriciousness, foible, freakishness, hereticism, idiocrasy, idiosyncrasy, irregularity, kink, nonconformity, oddity, oddness, outlandishness, peculiarity, queerness, quirk, singularity, strangeness, unconventionality, unorthodoxness, waywardness, weirdness, whimsicality, whimsicalness |
Antonyms: |
commonality, dullness, normality, regularness, standard, uniformity, usual, usualness |
| Main Entry: | feature |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | characteristic |
Synonyms: |
affection, angle, article, aspect, attribute, character, component, constituent, detail, differential, earmark*, element, facet, factor, gag, gimmick, hallmark, idiosyncrasy, individuality, ingredient, integrant, item, mark, notability, particularity, peculiarity, point, property, quality, savor, slant*, speciality, specialty, trait, twist*, unit, virtue |
| Main Entry: | foible |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | personal imperfection |
Synonyms: |
characteristic, defect, eccentricity, failing, fault, frailty, idiosyncrasy, infirmity, kink, mannerism, oddity, peculiarity, quirk, shortcoming, singularity, vice, weak point, weakness |
Antonyms: |
strength |
| Main Entry: | idiom |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | manner of speaking, turn of phrase |
Synonyms: |
argot, colloquialism, dialect, expression, idiosyncrasy, jargon, language, lingo, localism, locution, parlance, patois, phrase, provincialism, set phrase, street talk, style, talk, tongue, usage, vernacular, vernacularism, word |
Antonyms: |
standard |
| Main Entry: | inclination |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tendency, bent |
Synonyms: |
affection, appetite, aptitude, aptness, attachment, attraction, bias, capability, capacity, cup of tea, desire, disposition, drift, druthers, fancy, fondness, groove*, idiosyncrasy, impulse, leaning, liking, mind, movement, partiality, penchant, persuasion, pleasure, predilection, predisposition, preference, prejudice, proclivity, proneness, propensity, slant*, soft spot, stomach*, susceptibility, taste, temperament, thing*, trend, turn*, type, urge, velleity, weakness, whim, will, wish |
| Main Entry: | individuality |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | personality |
Synonyms: |
air, character, complexion, difference, discreteness, disposition, dissimilarity, distinction, distinctiveness, eccentricity, habit, humor, identity, idiosyncrasy, independence, individualism, ipseity, makeup, manner, nature, oddity, oneness, originality, particularity, peculiarity, rarity, seity, selfdom, selfhood, selfness, separateness, singleness, singularity, singularness, temper, temperament, uniqueness, unity, unlikeness, way |