eccentric meaning and definition

ECCENTRIC noun

Definition of eccentric (noun)

1. a person with an unusual or odd personality
   • synonyms: eccentric person, flake, geek, oddball
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"
   • synonyms: case, character, type

ECCENTRIC adjective

Definition of eccentric (adjective)

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"
   • synonyms: bizarre, flakey, flaky, freakish, freaky, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outre
2. not having a common center; not concentric
   • "eccentric circles"
   • synonyms: nonconcentric
   • antonym: concentric