English Dictionary
◊ ECCENTRIC
eccentric
adj 1: conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual;
"restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat,
another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric
spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "the
outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected
stage antics" [syn: {bizarre}, {freakish}, {freaky}, {flaky},
{outlandish}, {outre}]
2: not having a common center; not concentric; "eccentric
circles" [syn: {nonconcentric}] [ant: {concentric}]
n 1: a person with an unusual or odd personality [syn: {eccentric
person}, {oddball}, {geek}]
2: a person of a specified kind (usually with many
eccentricities); "a strange character"; "a friendly
eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case" [syn: {character},
{type}, {case}]