(person - eccentric)
1Eccentric — Ec*cen tric ([e^]k*s[e^]n tr[i^]k), n. 1. A circle not having the same center as another contained in some measure within the first. [1913 Webster] 2. One who, or that which, deviates from regularity; an anomalous or irregular person or thing.… …
2eccentric — [adj] bizarre, unusual aberrant, abnormal, anomalous, beat*, bent*, bizarre, capricious, characteristic, cockeyed, crazy, curious, droll, erratic, far out*, flaky, freak, freakish, funky*, funny, idiosyncratic, irregular, kooky, nutty, odd,… …
3eccentric — [ek sen′trik, iksen′trik] adj. [ME eccentrik < ML eccentricus < LL eccentros, out of the center, eccentric < Gr ekkentros < ek , out of (see EX 1) + kentron, CENTER] 1. not having the same center, as two circles one inside the other:… …
4eccentric — early 15c. (n.) eccentric circle or orbit, 1550s (adj.), originally a term in Ptolemaic astronomy, circle or orbit not having the Earth precisely at its center, from M.Fr. eccentrique and directly from M.L. eccentricus (n. and adj.), from Gk.… …
5eccentric — ► ADJECTIVE 1) unconventional and slightly strange. 2) technical not placed centrally or not having its axis placed centrally. 3) technical (of an orbit) not circular, especially to a marked degree. ► NOUN 1) an eccentric person. 2) a cam or… …
6eccentric — eccentrical, adj. eccentrically, adv. /ik sen trik, ek /, adj. 1. deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd: eccentric conduct; an eccentric person. 2. Geom. not having the same… …
7eccentric — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin eccentricus, from Greek ekkentros, from ex out of + kentron center Date: circa 1630 1. a. deviating from an established or usual pattern or style < eccentric products > b. deviating from …
8eccentric — [[t]ɪkse̱ntrɪk[/t]] eccentrics ADJ GRADED If you say that someone is eccentric, you mean that they behave in a strange way, and have habits or opinions that are different from those of most people. He is an eccentric character who likes wearing a …
9eccentric — /əkˈsɛntrɪk / (say uhk sentrik) adjective 1. deviating from the recognised or usual character, practice, etc.; irregular; peculiar; odd; queer: eccentric conduct; an eccentric person. 2. not having the same centre, as two circles or spheres of… …
10eccentric — [ɪkˈsentrɪk] adj 1) an eccentric person often behaves in slightly strange or unusual ways 2) an eccentric action or decision is strange or unusual eccentric noun [C] …
