| ADJECTIVE | all | eccentric, bizarre, freakish, freaky, flaky, flakey, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outre | conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual |
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| all | eccentric, nonconcentric | not having a common center | |
| NOUN | person | eccentric, eccentric person, flake, oddball, geek | a person with an unusual or odd personality |
| person | eccentric, character, type, case | a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities) |
| Sounds | eh.kseh'ntrihk; ihkseh'ntrihk | |
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| Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... | |
| Meaning | conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual. | |
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| Example | "famed for his eccentric spelling" | |
| Synonyms | bizarre, freakish, freaky, flaky, flakey, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outre | |
| Broader | unconventional | not conventional or conformist |
| Spanish | estrafalario, estrambótico, excéntrico, extraño, extravagante, raro | |
| Catalan | estrafolari, estrambòtic, estrany, excèntric, extravagant, rar | |
| Nouns | eccentricity | strange and unconventional behavior |
| Adverbs | eccentrically | in an eccentric or bizarre manner |
| Meaning | not having a common center; not concentric. | |
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| Example | "eccentric circles" | |
| Synonym | nonconcentric | |
| Narrower | acentric | not centered or having no center |
| off-center, off-centered | situated away from the center or axis | |
| Opposite | concentric, concentrical, homocentric | Having a common center |
| Spanish | excéntrico | |
| Catalan | excèntric | |
| Nouns | eccentricity | a circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path |
| eccentricity | (geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section | |
| Adverbs | eccentrically | not symmetrically with respect to the center |
| Meaning | A person with an unusual or odd personality. | |
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| Synonyms | eccentric person, flake, oddball, geek | |
| Narrower | crackpot, crank, nut, nut case, fruitcake, screwball | A whimsically eccentric person |
| nutter, wacko, whacko | A person who is regarded as eccentric or mad | |
| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
| Spanish | estrafalario, excéntrico, geek | |
| Catalan | estrafolari, excèntric, extravagant | |
| Meaning | A person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities). | |
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| Example | "a friendly eccentric" | |
| Synonyms | character, type, case | |
| Broader | adult, grownup | A fully developed person from maturity onward |
| Spanish | elemento, excéntrico, tipo | |
| Catalan | element, excèntric, personatge, tipus | |
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