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Definition of eccentricity
eccentricities
1a : the quality or state of being eccentricb : deviation from an established pattern or norm; especially : odd or whimsical behavior
2a : a mathematical constant that for a given conic section is the ratio of the distances from any point of the conic section to a focus and the corresponding directrixb : the eccentricity of an astronomical orbit used as a measure of its deviation from circularity
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Examples of eccentricity in a Sentence
Some people weren't very tolerant of his eccentricity.
Talking to her plants is one of her many eccentricities.
Recent Examples of eccentricity from the Web
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Nor do their eccentricities wear particularly well.
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That fact might have been overshadowed by its eccentricities since the PlayStation 2 era.
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These strange actions would surely turn any potential partner off, but Missy wants someone who can handle all her complexity, eccentricity and disturbia.
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He was mocked for his softness, his eccentricity, his image.
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Even her partner, Steve Trevor, appears in Rebirth comics as Chris Pine plays him in the film: confused but charmed by Diana’s eccentricities and determined to prove himself to her.
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The designer continued to embrace his signature eccentricity, with vintage-looking jogging pants worn under ruffled shirts or a light burgundy matelassé coat with a green neckline and pocket details, for example.
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Even the album’s cover art explicitly channels the mind-set of teen-agers and twentysomethings who, liberated by the Internet, spurn labels and celebrate eccentricity.
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Roberts threw in a few of Monk’s signature eccentricities – some stretched out, exaggerated glissandos and skittering fills – with a Latin tinge supplied by drummer Bryan Carter.
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First Known Use of eccentricity
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ECCENTRICITY Defined for English Language Learners
eccentricity
playDefinition of eccentricity for English Language Learners
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: the quality of being strange or unusual in behavior
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: an act or habit that is strange or unusual
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