eccentric person
1eccentric person — noun a person with an unusual or odd personality • Syn: ↑eccentric, ↑flake, ↑oddball, ↑geek • Hypernyms: ↑anomaly, ↑unusual person • Hyponyms: ↑ …
2eccentric — ► 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… …
3eccentric — 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… …
4eccentric — 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 …
5eccentric — [[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 …
6eccentric — /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… …
7eccentric — [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] …
8eccentric — ec•cen•tric [[t]ɪkˈsɛn trɪk, ɛk [/t]] adj. 1) deviating from the accepted or customary character, practice, etc.; unconventional; peculiar; odd 2) math. not having the same center; not concentric: used esp. of two circles or spheres at least one… …
9eccentric — adj. & n. adj. 1 odd or capricious in behaviour or appearance; whimsical. 2 a not placed, not having its axis etc. placed centrally. b (often foll. by to) (of a circle) not concentric (to another). c (of an orbit) not circular. n. 1 an eccentric… …
10eccentric — [ɪk sɛntrɪk, ɛk ] adjective 1》 unconventional and slightly strange. 2》 technical not placed centrally or not having its axis placed centrally. ↘(of an orbit) not circular, especially to a marked degree. noun 1》 an eccentric person. 2》 a cam… …
