idio-
(Greek: peculiar, one's own, personal, private; of or pertaining to one's self, distinct, separate, alone)
idioretinial
Peculiar to the retina.
idiorganic
Peculiar to a particular organ.
idiorrhenic
Peculiar to the male sex.
1. A way of behaving, thinking, or feeling that is peculiar to an individual or group; especially, an odd or unusual one; also, a distinctive characteristic of an object or a thing: The old printer that Joan has at home has a specific idiosyncrasy in that it growls loudly while it's printing!
2. In pharmacology, an abnormal reaction to a drug or food, sometimes specified as genetically determined, but not caused by an allergy: Gregory’s idiosyncrasy was obvious as was shown by his hypersensitiveness to drinking only one glass of wine in the evening after having one aspirin earlier in the day, because he became quite tipsy and talkative.
3. The mental constitution peculiar to a person or class of people; an individual bent of mind or inclination; a view or feeling, a liking or aversion, peculiar to a single person, race, or nation: The idiosyncrasy that Alfred had of bowing and kissing the hand of the ladies he met at the party was very peculiar, or strange, since this is not a custom in these present times.
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2. In pharmacology, an abnormal reaction to a drug or food, sometimes specified as genetically determined, but not caused by an allergy: Gregory’s idiosyncrasy was obvious as was shown by his hypersensitiveness to drinking only one glass of wine in the evening after having one aspirin earlier in the day, because he became quite tipsy and talkative.
3. The mental constitution peculiar to a person or class of people; an individual bent of mind or inclination; a view or feeling, a liking or aversion, peculiar to a single person, race, or nation: The idiosyncrasy that Alfred had of bowing and kissing the hand of the ladies he met at the party was very peculiar, or strange, since this is not a custom in these present times.
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idiosyncratic
idiosynnosic
Peculiar to a particular disease.
1. An offensive term that deliberately insults someone else's intelligence: Mike's friend was considered an idiot by the other ten members, who were working on the project, because he was the only one who would not agree with how to complete the last phase.
2. Etymology: from Greek idios, "one’s own" or "private".
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2. Etymology: from Greek idios, "one’s own" or "private".
The Greek idiotes was simply "a person who was not in the public eye or who held no public office" and was borrowed from Greek into Latin as idiota, then into French as idiote.
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idiot board
A placard, projector, or continuous roll of paper that prompts a television performer with lines to be spoken.
idiot box
Slang for a television or a television set.
idiot card
Slang for a TV idiot board.
idiot light
A warning light, from the idea that the light is for people who can’t figure out the gauges.
idiothelic
Peculiar to the female sex.
idiotic
An offensive term that deliberately insults someone else’s behavior.
idioticon
A dictionary of a particular dialect.
idiotim
1. The condition of an idiot, especially an extreme degree of mental deficiency, usually a mental age of less than three or four years; idiocy.
2. Idiotic conduct or action, especially in a so-called normal person.
2. Idiotic conduct or action, especially in a so-called normal person.
Cross references of word families related to: "individual, personal": pecu-; privat-, priv-.
