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Meanings of eccentric in English

Catalan
excèntric
Spanish
geek

A person with an unusual or odd personality.

        excèntric
        Portuguese
        figura
        Catalan
        excèntric
        Spanish
        tipo

        A person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

              figura
              Portuguese
              excêntrico
              Catalan
              excèntric

              Not having a common center; not concentric.

                  Related terms
                  excêntrico
                  Russian
                  эксцентрик

                  Circular disk rigidly fixed to a rotating axle with its centre offset from that of the axle.

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                          эксцентрик
                          Usage of eccentric in English
                          1
                          His 'eccentric' family travelled a great deal when he was a child.
                          Death by Video Game
                          2
                          People who met my parents said they reminded them of eccentric vaudevillians.'
                          The Guardian
                          3
                          Nonetheless, Chelsea's approach to a game of potential difficulties had been eccentric.
                          The Irish Times
                          4
                          That's a much bigger challenge than making outrageous eccentric statements, Morrow said.
                          Reuters
                          5
                          Memory, she knew-especiallywhen you were her age-wasnothing if not eccentric.
                          The double bind
                          6
                          According to Martin, the eccentric office environment is still alive as well.
                          Wired
                          7
                          This was seen by pundit-world as a very eccentric view in 2014.
                          Wired
                          8
                          There was nothing of the dreamer in his make-up, the eccentric idealist.
                          Children of the Market Place
                          9
                          In Italy the thing was not believed, so eccentric did it seem.
                          Little Masterpieces of Autobiography: Actors
                          10
                          But the eccentric character had to do things in his own way.
                          Tom Swift and His Motor-Boat; Or, The Rivals of Lake Carlopa
                          11
                          But the Clementine version is in any case too eccentric to stand.
                          The Gospels in the Second Century / An Examination of the Critic...
                          12
                          And the story of the town is as eccentric as its appearance.
                          Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes
                          13
                          The citizens of Brussels contemplated with dismay the eccentric and threatening apparition.
                          The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 23: 1576
                          14
                          Nothing fits in with one's eccentric custom; everything conspires to discourage it.
                          The Daughters of Danaus
                          15
                          James enters the London theatre, working with the eccentric genius Joan Littlewood.
                          Radio NZ
                          16
                          But then, that's part of your charm: you've always been completely eccentric.
                          The Oracle Glass
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                          Translations for eccentric
                          Eccentric through the time
                          Eccentric across language varieties
                          Ireland
                          Common
                          United Kingdom
                          Common
                          United States of America
                          Less common