Eccentric - Definition

eccentric

adj 1: conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual;
"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" [syn: bizarre, eccentric,
freakish, freaky, flaky, flakey, gonzo, off-
the-wall, outlandish, outre]
2: not having a common center; not concentric; "eccentric
circles" [syn: eccentric, nonconcentric] [ant:
concentric, concentrical, homocentric]
n 1: a person with an unusual or odd personality [syn:
eccentric, eccentric person, flake, oddball,
geek]
2: a person of a specified kind (usually with many
eccentricities); "a real character"; "a strange character";
"a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case"
[syn: character, eccentric, type, case]

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