ECCENTRIC as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • a real character
    • a strange character
    • a friendly eccentric
    • the capable type
    • a mental case
    Hypernyms(s) eccentric is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • a person with an unusual or odd personality
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) eccentric is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)

ECCENTRIC as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • not having a common center
    • not concentric
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • eccentric circles
    Antonym(s) Similar To
  2. Meaning
    • conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • 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 teena
    Similar To