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IDIOPATHY
Definition of IDIOPATHY
noun
A disease or condition arising spontaneously or having no known cause.
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Other senses
IDIOPATHY carries 4 further meanings.
noun
A disease of unknown origin or cause.
noun
A primary disease arising spontaneously with no apparent external cause.
noun
In pathology, an idiopathic character of disease; a morbid state or condition not preceded and occasioned by any other disease.
noun
An individual or personal state of feeling; a mental condition peculiar to one's self.
Where it comes from
From Latin idiopathia, from Ancient Greek ἰδιοπάθεια (idiopátheia). By surface analysis, idio- + -pathy. First appears c. 1634, in the publications of Philiatreus (fl. 1630).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- Ancient Greek
- Latin
- English
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
2nd
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
12.6%
of traced words share this origin (3,724)
branch · 12.6% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
IDIOPATHY in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 39 boards so far. 106 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 37, 26 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 149, 16 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 37, 26 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
IDIOPATHY starts with I and ends with Y. Sorted, its letters read ADHIIOPTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I appears more than once.
Words that start IDIOPA
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 37
Could you have found IDIOPATHY?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 37 - and most players walked straight past it.
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