eccentricity
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7.8
- noun
- /ˌɛksɛnˈtrɪsɪti/
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excentricidad
- A widower, he lacked the guiding hand of a wife to temper his eccentricities.
- personal eccentricity
And also because you're so eccentric and those eccentricities do attract people.
- And also because you're so eccentric and those eccentricities do attract people.
- But it emphasised the individual eccentricities of the players.
- Culturally, there's so much quirkiness, tolerance for eccentricity, for brilliance, not just excellence.
- No one's ever said that we love people for their eccentricities.
- And it all depends on how comfortable people are with like their own eccentricities.
- And I have had some big laughs over the comments with my family, who know me well of all of my eccentricities of small and large.
- He played computer games during pitch meetings and like other modern day founders, his eccentricities were taken as proof of his distinct genius.
- So there's all sorts of little eccentricities that you can find in a medicine chest.
Examples
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I grant that I have a few eccentricities.
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We nurses are used to our patients' eccentricities.
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A little eccentricity is good for a general.
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More than once, this eccentricity has given me advance warning that my services may be called for.
Fiction book (1991) -
You mean you love excess and eccentricity.
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I fell in love with those eccentricities, you know?
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But it emphasised the individual eccentricities of the players.
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If you can forgive Madam Florence her little eccentricities, you will find her to be a most generous and delightful person.
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But Fontaine adored her grandparents, their good humor and mild eccentricities, mostly absent-mindedness.
Fiction book (2002) -
Many artists are celebrated for their eccentricity, often expressing themselves in unconventional ways.
Synonyms
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4.6
Being very strange or unusual in a way that attracts attention
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6.1
An unusual feature that makes someone or something different
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5.5
The feeling that something is unusual or hard to explain
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5.9
An unusual habit, quality, or way of thinking
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5.2
Something that is not normal and can be seen in the body or test results
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5.6
An unusual but pleasant way of behaving
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7.5
Doing things in a new or unusual way
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5.8
A state of being unusual or strange in a way that is hard to explain
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6.9
A state of being very strange or unusual that surprises people
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7.8
Unusual behavior about sex or personal style that seems strange
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4.8
A person who acts in an unusual but likable way
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6.9
How different or rare something is compared with what people expect
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7.7
The quality of being very unusual and making someone or something stand out
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8.4
Being very unusual in appearance, ideas, or behavior
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7.5
A quality of being very strange or different from most people
Being different from the usual type or pattern
A state of being very different from what is normal
A change from what is normal or expected
A state of being different from what is usual or expected
A quality of being very different or much better than normal
Very unusual actions or things that attract attention
Strange behavior that people find odd or amusing
Antonyms
How Unconventional
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Eccentricity comes from parts that mean 'out' and 'center' — the prefix ec- means 'out' and centric is like center. So when we speak of someone's eccentricity, we mean they are a bit 'off the center' in their behavior, that is, strangely or unusually different from most people.