What is the meaning of eccentric?

noun

  • A person with an unusual or odd personality.
  • A person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities. )
    • usage: "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case"

adjective

  • Conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual.
    • usage: "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 teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics"
  • Not having a common center; not concentric.
    • usage: "eccentric circles"
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APAWordNet. (2010). eccentric. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/eccentric/definitions/1173057
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