(mental peculiarity)

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• idiosyncrasy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. peculiarity, mannerism, eccentricity. See speciality. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. eccentricity, characteristic, peculiarity, quirk, affectation, mannerism, habit, trait; see also quirk . Syn. idiosyncrasy …   English dictionary for students

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• intentionality — The directedness or ‘aboutness’ of many, if not all, conscious states. The term was used by the scholastics, but revived in the 19th century by Brentano . Our beliefs, thoughts, wishes, dreams, and desires are about things. Equally the words we… …   Philosophy dictionary

• feature — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. lineament, aspect; trait, peculiarity, property, characteristic; presentation, film, story. See form, indication, importance, front, speciality, appearance, part. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Anything… …   English dictionary for students

• idiosyncrasy — 1. An individual mental, behavioral, or physical characteristic or peculiarity. 2. In pharmacology, an abnormal reaction to a drug, sometimes specified as genetically determined. [G. idiosynkrasia, fr. idios, one s own, + synkrasis, a mixing… …   Medical dictionary