idiocrasy

[ id-ee-ok-ruh-see ]

noun

, plural id·i·oc·ra·sies.

1. idiosyncrasy.

Other Words From

• id·i·o·crat·ic [id-ee-, uh, -, krat, -ik], idi·o·crati·cal adjective
• idi·o·crati·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of idiocrasy¹

1675–85; < Greek idiokrāsía, equivalent to idio- idio- + -krāsia, equivalent to krâs ( is ) mixture ( crasis ) + -ia -y ³; idiosyncrasy

Related Words

• foible
• idiosyncrasy
• peculiarity
• quirk
• weirdness