a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
“a real character”
adjective
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
“restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit”
adjective
not having a common center; not concentric
“eccentric circles”
Word Forms
typic
adjective
being or serving as an illustration of a type
type
verb
identify as belonging to a certain type
typify
verb
embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
bizarreness
noun
strikingly out of the ordinary
eccentricity
noun
strange and unconventional behavior
freakishness
noun
marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal
flakiness
noun
informal terms for insanity
outlandishness
noun
strikingly out of the ordinary
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Exzenter
eine Person mit einer ungewöhnlichen oder seltsamen Persönlichkeit
🇫🇷French
excentrique
une personne avec une personnalité inhabituelle ou étrange
🇪🇸Spanish
excéntrico
una persona con una personalidad inusual o extraña
🇮🇹Italian
eccentrico
una persona con una personalità insolita o strana
🇳🇱Dutch
excentriek
een persoon met een ongebruikelijke of vreemde persoonlijkheid
🇵🇹Portuguese
excêntrico
uma pessoa com uma personalidade incomum ou estranha
🇷🇺Russian
эксцентричный
человек с необычной или странной личностью
India
🇮🇳Hindi
विलक्षण व्यक्ति
असामान्य या विचित्र व्यक्तित्व वाला व्यक्ति
🇧🇩Bengali
উদ্ভট
অস্বাভাবিক বা অদ্ভুত ব্যক্তিত্বের একজন ব্যক্তি
🇮🇳Tamil
விசித்திரமான
அசாதாரண அல்லது ஒற்றைப்படை ஆளுமை கொண்ட ஒரு நபர்
🇮🇳Telugu
అసాధారణమైన
అసాధారణ లేదా బేసి వ్యక్తిత్వం కలిగిన వ్యక్తి
🇮🇳Marathi
विक्षिप्त
असामान्य किंवा विचित्र व्यक्तिमत्व असलेली व्यक्ती
🇮🇳Gujarati
તરંગી
અસામાન્ય અથવા વિચિત્ર વ્યક્તિત્વ ધરાવતી વ્યક્તિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ವಿಲಕ್ಷಣ
ಅಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಬೆಸ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿತ್ವ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വിചിത്രമായ
അസാധാരണമോ വിചിത്രമോ ആയ വ്യക്തിത്വമുള്ള ഒരു വ്യക്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਨਕੀ
ਇੱਕ ਅਸਾਧਾਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਅਜੀਬ ਸ਼ਖਸੀਅਤ ਵਾਲਾ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
سنکی
ایک غیر معمولی یا عجیب شخصیت والا شخص
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
偏心
性格不寻常或奇怪的人
🇯🇵Japanese
風変わりな
普通ではない、または奇妙な性格を持つ人
🇰🇷Korean
별난
특이하거나 이상한 성격을 가진 사람
🇻🇳Vietnamese
lập dị
một người có tính cách khác thường hoặc kỳ quặc
🇹🇭Thai
แหกคอก
บุคคลที่มีบุคลิกไม่ปกติหรือแปลก
🇮🇩Indonesian
eksentrik
seseorang dengan kepribadian yang tidak biasa atau aneh
🇵🇭Filipino
sira-sira
isang taong may kakaiba o kakaibang personalidad
🇲🇾Malay
sipi
seseorang yang mempunyai personaliti yang luar biasa atau ganjil
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
غريب
شخص ذو شخصية غير عادية أو غريبة
🇮🇷Persian
عجیب و غریب
فردی با شخصیت غیرعادی یا عجیب
🇹🇷Turkish
eksantrik
alışılmadık veya tuhaf bir kişiliğe sahip bir kişi
🇮🇱Hebrew
תִמהוֹנִי
אדם בעל אישיות יוצאת דופן או מוזרה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'eccentric'?
The primary meaning of 'eccentric' is 'a person with an unusual or odd personality'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'eccentric' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'eccentric' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'eccentric' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'eccentric' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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