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noun feminine or masculinesubstantiv hunkjønn eller hankjønn

a peculiarity, a quirk · stubbornness, wilfulness

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. særegent eller originalt karaktertrekk a distinctive or unusual trait of character; a peculiarity
    • alle har sine små egenheter everyone has their little quirks
  2. det å være egen (I)headstrong;
    trass (I)defiance, obstinacy
    the fact of being headstrongegen (I);
    defiance, obstinacytrass (I)
    • det er så mye egenhet i den ungen there is such a stubborn streak in that child