Adjective: eccentric ik'sen-trik or ek'sen-trik
- Conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
"famed for his eccentric spelling"; "He was famed for his eccentric choice of hats";
- bizarre, freakish, freaky [informal], flaky [informal], flakey [informal], gonzo [N. Amer, informal], off-the-wall [informal], outlandish, outré
- Not having a common centre; not concentric
"eccentric circles";
- nonconcentric
- A person with an unusual or odd personality
"they're a bunch of eccentrics, but quite nice really";
- flake [N. Amer, informal], oddball [informal], geek [informal], dag [Austral, NZ, informal]
- A person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
"a friendly eccentric";
- character, type, case
Sounds like: excentri
Derived forms: eccentrics
See also: acentric, off-center [US], off-centered [US], off-centre [Brit, Cdn], off-centred [Brit, Cdn], unconventional
Type of: actor, adult, doer, grownup, worker
Antonym: concentric
Encyclopedia: Eccentric