eccentric (adj.)

  1. not having a common center; not concentric; eccentric circles

    [ Syn: nonconcentric ]

    eccentric (n.)

  1. a person with an unusual or odd personality

    [ Syn: eccentric person , flake , oddball , geek ]

  2. a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities); a real character; a strange character; a friendly eccentric; the capable type; a mental case

    [ Syn: character , type , case ]

    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; his off-the-wall antics; the outlandish clothes of teenagers; outre and affected stage antics

    [ Syn: bizarre , freakish , freaky , flaky , flakey , gonzo , off-the-wall , outlandish , outre ]

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