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Synonyms for eccentricity
ˌɛk sənˈtrɪs ɪ ti, ˌɛk sɛn-ec·cen·tric·i·ty
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Princeton's WordNet
eccentricitynoun
strange and unconventional behavior
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concentricityeccentricitynoun
(geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis
"a circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity"
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concentricityeccentricitynoun
a circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path
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concentricity
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
eccentricitynoun
Synonyms:
irregularity, peculiarity, oddness, oddity, singularity, waywardness, strangeness, aberration
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
eccentricitynoun
Synonyms:
whimsicality, oddness, unconventionality, freakishness, irregularity
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How to use eccentricity in a sentence?
The eccentricity I value is essentially benign, a harmless individualism that reflects a unique, cockeyed view of the world, and spices up what otherwise might be a mundane menu, these eccentrics tend to be self-aware and tongue in cheek. They're winking at us. Some eccentrics, moreover, are just visionaries ahead of their time, like the early advocates of such eccentric notions as animal welfare.
A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity.
Eccentricity is not, as dull people would have us believe, a form of madness. It is often a kind of innocent pride, and the man of genius and the aristocrat are frequently regarded as eccentrics because genius and aristocrat are entirely unafraid of and uninfluenced by the opinions and vagaries of the crowd.
It has been our policy not to use obscenities in the paper. It's a harmless little eccentricity of ours.
The surest defense against Evil is extreme individualism, originality of thinking, whimsicality, even -- if you will -- eccentricity. That is, something that can't be feigned, faked, imitated; something even a seasoned imposter couldn't be happy with.
Translations for eccentricity
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- غرابةArabic
- ексцентричностBulgarian
- výstřednostCzech
- Exzentrizität, exzentrisches VerhaltenGerman
- εκκεντρικότηταGreek
- excentricitéFrench
- excentricitásHungarian
- keanehanIndonesian
- eccentricitàItalian
- excentriciteitDutch
- mimośród, ekscentrycznośćPolish
- excentricidadePortuguese
- excentricitateRomanian
- эксцентри́чность, эксцентрисите́тRussian
- excentricitetSwedish
- eksantriklik, acayiplik, eksantrisite, ayrıksılıkTurkish
- eccentricity کےUrdu
- 怪癖Chinese
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