English dictionary
eccentric
adjectivePronunciation
ɪkˈsɛntɹɪk
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- not having a common center; not concentric
adjective
- conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
noun
- a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
noun
- a person with an unusual or odd personality
Example sentences
eccentric circles
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
a real character
a strange character
a friendly eccentric
the capable type
a mental case