eccentric
/ɪkˈsɛntrɪk/
noun
- A person who behaves in a strange or unusual way.
- Many geniuses are seen as eccentrics because they think differently from others.
- The town's most famous eccentric was a retired professor who collected antique doorknobs.
- She was considered an eccentric because she wore mismatched shoes on purpose.
adjective
- Strange or unusual in behavior, appearance, or thinking; not following what most people do.
- He had an eccentric habit of talking to his houseplants every morning.
- My eccentric uncle wears a top hat and cape even to the grocery store.
- The artist's eccentric style made her paintings instantly recognizable.
- (of a circle or shape) Not having the same center; off-center.
- The machine uses an eccentric cam to create a back-and-forth motion.
- In astronomy, an eccentric orbit means the planet is sometimes closer to the sun.
- The gear has an eccentric shape that causes it to wobble as it turns.
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