Eccentricity Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)
eccentricity
noun
plural
eccentricities
eccentricity
/ˌɛksɛnˈtrɪsəti/
noun
plural
eccentricities
Britannica Dictionary definition of ECCENTRICITY
1
[noncount]
:
the quality of being strange or unusual in behavior
- Some people weren't very tolerant of his eccentricity.
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[count]
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an act or habit that is strange or unusual
- Talking to her plants is one of her many eccentricities.
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