Eccentric meaning

What does “eccentric” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“eccentric” is a noun and adjective with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a person with an unusual or odd personality.

eccentric

noun

  1. a person with an unusual or odd personality

  2. a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

    “a real character”

    “a strange character”

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”

  2. not having a common center; not concentric

    “eccentric circles”

    Oppositesconcentric

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University