eccentric+person

  • 11Eccentric — Ec*cen tric ([e^]k*s[e^]n tr[i^]k), n. 1. A circle not having the same center as another contained in some measure within the first. [1913 Webster] 2. One who, or that which, deviates from regularity; an anomalous or irregular person or thing.… …

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  • 12eccentric — [adj] bizarre, unusual aberrant, abnormal, anomalous, beat*, bent*, bizarre, capricious, characteristic, cockeyed, crazy, curious, droll, erratic, far out*, flaky, freak, freakish, funky*, funny, idiosyncratic, irregular, kooky, nutty, odd,… …

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  • 13eccentric — [ek sen′trik, iksen′trik] adj. [ME eccentrik < ML eccentricus < LL eccentros, out of the center, eccentric < Gr ekkentros < ek , out of (see EX 1) + kentron, CENTER] 1. not having the same center, as two circles one inside the other:… …

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  • 14eccentric — early 15c. (n.) eccentric circle or orbit, 1550s (adj.), originally a term in Ptolemaic astronomy, circle or orbit not having the Earth precisely at its center, from M.Fr. eccentrique and directly from M.L. eccentricus (n. and adj.), from Gk.… …

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  • 15eccentric —    Literally, not having the same center, and figuratively, departing from the typical or established norm or pattern. A person who deviates markedly from an established norm, especially one exhibiting odd or unconventional behavior off center.… …

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  • 16eccentric — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. elliptic[al], parabolic, hyperbolic; irregular, deviating; peculiar, queer, odd, strange, bizarre, singular; erratic, cranky, abnormal. See irregularity, folly, insanity, unconformity, rotundity.Ant …

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  • 17eccentric — ec·cen·tric || ɪk sentrɪk n. strange or unusual person, odd character n. strange, odd, queer, unconventional adj. strange, unusual, odd …

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  • 18unusual person — noun a person who is unusual • Syn: ↑anomaly • Derivationally related forms: ↑anomalous (for: ↑anomaly), ↑anomalist (for: ↑anomaly) …

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  • 19Back eccentric — Eccentric Ec*cen tric ([e^]k*s[e^]n tr[i^]k), n. 1. A circle not having the same center as another contained in some measure within the first. [1913 Webster] 2. One who, or that which, deviates from regularity; an anomalous or irregular person or …

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  • 20Fore eccentric — Eccentric Ec*cen tric ([e^]k*s[e^]n tr[i^]k), n. 1. A circle not having the same center as another contained in some measure within the first. [1913 Webster] 2. One who, or that which, deviates from regularity; an anomalous or irregular person or …

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