Offbeat — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)

informal terms; strikingly unconventional

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɔfbiːt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɒfbiːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɒfbiːt/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɔfbiːt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

far-out upbeat kinky quirky way-out

Parts of Speech

noun	an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)
adjective	informal terms; strikingly unconventional

Word Forms

kink	noun	an eccentric idea
quirk	noun	a strange attitude or habit
quirkiness	noun	a strange attitude or habit

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unkonventionell

ein unbetonter Schlag (besonders der letzte Schlag eines Taktes)

🇫🇷French

décalé

un temps sans accent (surtout le dernier temps d'une mesure)

🇪🇸Spanish

excéntrico

un tiempo sin acento (especialmente el último tiempo de un compás)

🇮🇹Italian

insolito

un movimento senza accento (specialmente l'ultimo movimento di una misura)

🇳🇱Dutch

ongebruikelijk

een niet-geaccentueerde tel (vooral de laatste tel van een maat)

🇵🇹Portuguese

excêntrico

uma batida não acentuada (especialmente a última batida de um compasso)

🇷🇺Russian

необычный

безударная доля (особенно последняя доля такта)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लीक से हटकर

एक अघोषित धड़कन (विशेषकर माप की अंतिम धड़कन)

🇧🇩Bengali

অফবিট

একটি স্বরবিহীন বীট (বিশেষ করে একটি পরিমাপের শেষ বীট)

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆஃப்பீட்

உச்சரிக்கப்படாத துடிப்பு (குறிப்பாக ஒரு அளவின் கடைசி துடிப்பு)

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆఫ్బీట్

ఉచ్ఛారణ లేని బీట్ (ముఖ్యంగా కొలత యొక్క చివరి బీట్)

🇮🇳Marathi

ऑफबीट

एक असुरक्षित बीट (विशेषत: मोजमापाचा शेवटचा ठोका)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓફબીટ

એક ઉચ્ચારણ વિનાનો ધબકાર (ખાસ કરીને માપનો છેલ્લો ધબકાર)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಫ್ಬೀಟ್

ಉಚ್ಚಾರಣೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ ಬೀಟ್ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಅಳತೆಯ ಕೊನೆಯ ಬೀಟ್)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഓഫ്ബീറ്റ്

ഉച്ചാരണമില്ലാത്ത ഒരു ബീറ്റ് (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് അളവിൻ്റെ അവസാന ബീറ്റ്)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਫਬੀਟ

ਇੱਕ ਬੇਲੋੜੀ ਬੀਟ (ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਇੱਕ ਮਾਪ ਦੀ ਆਖਰੀ ਬੀਟ)

🇵🇰Urdu

آف بیٹ

ایک بے ساختہ دھڑکن (خاص طور پر پیمائش کی آخری دھڑکن)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

另类

不重音的节拍（尤其是小节的最后一个节拍）

🇯🇵Japanese

風変わりな

アクセントのない拍（特に小節の最後の拍）

🇰🇷Korean

색다른

악센트가 없는 박자(특히 소절의 마지막 박자)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khác thường

nhịp không có trọng âm (đặc biệt là nhịp cuối cùng của ô nhịp)

🇹🇭Thai

ผิดปรกติ

จังหวะที่ไม่มีสำเนียง (โดยเฉพาะจังหวะสุดท้ายของการวัด)

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak biasa

ketukan tanpa aksen (terutama ketukan terakhir suatu birama)

🇲🇾Malay

luar biasa

rentak tanpa aksen (terutama rentak terakhir sesuatu ukuran)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شاذ

إيقاع غير محدد (خاصة الإيقاع الأخير للقياس)

🇮🇷Persian

بی نظیر

ضرب بدون لهجه (مخصوصاً آخرین ضرب یک اندازه)

🇹🇷Turkish

sıra dışı

vurgusuz bir vuruş (özellikle bir ölçünün son vuruşu)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא אופטימית

פעימה ללא מבטא (במיוחד הפעימה האחרונה של מידה)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'offbeat'?

The primary meaning of 'offbeat' is 'an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)'.

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Using 'offbeat' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'offbeat' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'offbeat' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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