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- Dictionaryeccentricity/ˌɛksɛnˈtrɪsɪti/
noun
- 1. the quality of being eccentric: "the eccentricity of his views"
- 2. deviation of a curve or orbit from circularity. technical
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The meaning of ECCENTRICITY is the quality or state of being eccentric. How to use eccentricity in a sentence.
[ U ] the state of being eccentric: His eccentricity now extends to never washing or changing his clothes. [ C ] an eccentric action: Her eccentricities get stranger by the day. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Strange, suspicious and unnatural. aberrantly. abnormally. add. freakishness. funnily enough idiom. ghostliness. ghoul.
Eccentricity, peculiarity, quirk, idiosyncrasy all refer to some noticeable deviation in behavior, style, or manner from what is normal or expected. Eccentricity usually suggests a mildly amusing but harmless characteristic or style: a whimsical eccentricity in choice of clothing.
noun. us / ˌek.senˈtrɪs.ə.t̬i / uk / ˌek.senˈtrɪs.ə.ti / Add to word list. [ U ] the state of being eccentric: His eccentricity now extends to never washing or changing his clothes. [ C ] an eccentric action: Her eccentricities get stranger by the day. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Strange, suspicious and unnatural. aberrantly.
eccentricity, peculiarity, quirk, idiosyncrasy all refer to some noticeable deviation in behavior, style, or manner from what is normal or expected.
Eccentricity is strange, out-of-the-ordinary, sometimes weirdly attractive behavior or dress. Sleeping with your boots on is pretty normal if you're a cowboy, but leaving them on for bedtime in your city apartment, that shows some eccentricity.
eccentricity. ( ˌɛksɛnˈtrɪsɪtɪ) n, pl -ties. 1. unconventional or irregular behaviour. 2. (Mathematics) deviation from a circular path or orbit. 3. (Astronomy) a measure of the noncircularity of an elliptical orbit, the distance between the foci divided by the length of the major axis. 4.
noun. eccentricities. The state, quality, or amount of being eccentric. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Deviation from the normal, expected, or established. American Heritage. Deviation from what is ordinary or customary, as in conduct or manner; oddity; unconventionality. Webster's New World. An eccentric trait or habit; peculiarity.
[uncountable] behaviour that people think is strange or unusual; the quality of being unusual and different from other people. As a teacher, she had a reputation for eccentricity. Arthur was noted for the eccentricity of his clothes. Want to learn more?
ECCENTRICITY meaning: 1 : the quality of being strange or unusual in behavior; 2 : an act or habit that is strange or unusual.
