as in characteristic
an odd or peculiar habit
one of the woman's eccentricities was her lifelong habit of reading while soaking in the bathtub for hours
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Recent Examples of eccentricity
Only by letting eccentricity vary could the ring’s features be explained.
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
When the Daltons accept their new friends' invitation to spend a weekend at their secluded farmhouse in the English countryside, what initially seems like eccentricity begins to reveal a dark and dangerous secret that threatens everyone involved.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
One of those eccentricities was James’s obsessive fixation on witches.
—Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
What works best are the moments of humor, particularly those that seem to wink at Dafoe’s own eccentricities.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
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Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2025
When the Daltons accept their new friends' invitation to spend a weekend at their secluded farmhouse in the English countryside, what initially seems like eccentricity begins to reveal a dark and dangerous secret that threatens everyone involved.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
One of those eccentricities was James’s obsessive fixation on witches.
—Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025
What works best are the moments of humor, particularly those that seem to wink at Dafoe’s own eccentricities.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eccentricity
Noun
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Early on, astronomers were able to determine with a high degree of certainty that the object is a comet, but work has continued to get a better idea of its size and phyisical characteristics.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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Each house will be defined by a sign with certain characteristics that will map out your life.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The most exciting feature is the realistic mask, though, which has mesh eyes for kids to see through while trick-or-treating, and an adjustable strap to fit their head properly.—
Katrina Cossey,
Parents,
1 Oct. 2025
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Perhaps most frustrating, two Johnson attempts to dig into his trick bag misfired.—
Dan Wiederer,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Next, because the call for participants mentioned a lab test element and an exercise program, some personality traits were less likely to volunteer.—
Alyssa Ages,
Outside,
30 Sep. 2025
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Kizzi is an intractable flirt, a trait that is very popular with the boys, and, from the looks of the preview at the end of the episode, also with the girls.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Some of Preller’s idiosyncrasies have been well-documented; others have flown under the radar.—
Brittany Ghiroli,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Love’s disappointment is an evergreen subject, but here it’s elevated by the idiosyncrasy of Le Bon’s sound.—
Rumaan Alam,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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Since the video went viral, internet users have praised their adorable bond, as many are obsessed by Maude’s dog-like mannerisms.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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Would this new body still be the same person with all their quirks and mannerisms, as well as sharing the same interests or dislikes, or a version of them?—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The Indianapolis Museum of Art has a penchant for combining classical beauty with modern quirks, and that takes center stage at the Clowes Pavilion.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
1 Oct. 2025
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Diablo Cody’s teen pregnancy comedy went from quirk to cultural phenomenon, Chris Terrio’s CIA thriller won best picture, and Graham Moore’s Enigma thriller grossed $230 million.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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Yudkowsky even believes nuclear war might be preferable to the singularity.—
Book Marks
October 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Oct. 2025
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One quick line, in which an elderly woman recognizes Mark’s sport as one that was threatened with a legal ban, suggests both its controversy and its singularity, but the subject is dropped as casually as it’s mentioned.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
30 Sep. 2025
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Excuse the cynicism, but this is the sort of combination of touchy-feely button-pushing and self-conscious peculiarity that’s meant to seem significant and profound that will bring out your inner rom-com Grinch.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
18 Sep. 2025
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Alongside Mignatti, architect Marco Lecchi coordinated construction, and is intimately familiar with the area and its peculiarities.—
Francesca Longoni,
Architectural Digest,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Eccentricity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eccentricity. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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