heteroclite
- adjective
- /ˈhɛtərəˌklaɪt/
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heteróclito
- The building's heteroclite design made it stand out in the city skyline.
Examples
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The artist's heteroclite approach challenged traditional ideas about sculpture.
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Her heteroclite opinions often sparked lively debates among her colleagues.
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What a heteroclite style!
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The artist's style is quite heteroclite!
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The building's heteroclite design made it stand out in the city skyline.
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The artist's heteroclite approach challenged traditional ideas about sculpture.
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Her heteroclite opinions often sparked lively debates among her colleagues.
Synonyms
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3.3
Containing many different kinds, not all the same
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Not following a usual pattern or rule
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Made of different types of people or things, like scientists and artists
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5.3
Different from the usual or expected form
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9.5
Not the same in all parts, like a rock with different minerals
An object that has an uneven or irregular shape
Made of different parts that are not the same throughout
A thing that has different kinds of parts
Antonyms
How Irregular
Surface Forms
Etymology
Heteroclite comes from old Greek parts hetero- ('other', as in heterogeneous) and -clite (from a root meaning 'lean' or 'bend', like 'incline'), so it paints a picture of 'leaning away from the usual' and therefore means 'irregular' or 'unusual'.