eccentric has definitions from the field of sociology
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[ adjective ] conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual

Examples

"restaurants of bizarre design" "famed for his eccentric spelling" "a freakish combination of styles" "the outlandish clothes of teenagers" "outre and affected stage antics"

Used in print

(Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)

These are beginnings , but correctly learned they prepare for satisfying and exciting stunts that can be performed by a strong , flexible body ( we are not talking of eccentric extremes ) .

Related terms

unconventional

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[ adjective ] conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual

Examples

"restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit" "famed for his eccentric spelling" "a freakish combination of styles" "his off-the-wall antics" "the outlandish clothes of teen

Related terms

unconventional

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[ noun ] (sociology) a person with an unusual or odd personality

Used in print

(R. F. Shaw, "The `Private Eye`"...)

Just as Holmes the eccentric stands behind Holmes the detective , so Holmes the potential criminal lurks behind both .

His alienation is far more acute than Holmes ' ; he is not an eccentric but rather an outcast .

Related terms

anomaly crackpot nutter

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[ adjective ] not having a common center; not concentric

Synonyms

nonconcentric

Examples

"eccentric circles"

Used in print

(J. F. Vedder, "Micrometeorites", in Francis S. J...)

De_Jager ( 1955 ) has calculated the times required for these particles to reach the atmosphere under the influence of the Poynting-Robertson effect , which in this case causes the orbits to become more_and_more eccentric without changing the semi major_axis .

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[ noun ] a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

Synonyms

type character case

Examples

"a real character" "a strange character" "a friendly eccentric" "the capable type" "a mental case"

Related terms

adult type

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