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
Ake is initially hesitant to take her eccentricities to a more structured environment, but her fraught history with one recruit, 21-year-old Caleb Mir (Sandro Rosta), changes her mind.
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
The eccentricity of its orbit governs how close and how far away Earth gets from the sun.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2026
The eccentricities of a city define it; in Lagos, transportation is one of them.
—Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
Henry is known for her steadfast and inviting characters, whose personalities and eccentricities are practically taken as law by her fans.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for eccentricity
Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
The eccentricity of its orbit governs how close and how far away Earth gets from the sun.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2026
The eccentricities of a city define it; in Lagos, transportation is one of them.
—Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2026
Henry is known for her steadfast and inviting characters, whose personalities and eccentricities are practically taken as law by her fans.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for eccentricity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eccentricity
Noun
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In vacating the life prison term in 2024, Cook County Judge Marc Martin found in part that Modrowski had been unfairly portrayed as emotionless and cold during his 1995 trial and sentencing proceedings when the characteristics were likely due to his autism.—
Christy Gutowski,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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And what physical characteristics is law enforcement focusing on that might help people locate them?—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
13 Feb. 2026
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Seven of the 12 finalists fell in their first run in snowy conditions, which made landing tricks more of a challenge.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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Van Der Beek, twisting his remarkable life into a piece of comedy, pulled the same kind of trick.—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2026
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Chemistry, timing, shared experiences, and the slow work of falling in love with someone tend to matter far more than the traits that some people screen for on a dating-app profile.—
Rafaela Jinich,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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The two traits that will serve Riojas well are accountability and resilience.—
Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
14 Feb. 2026
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As Venus and Uranus clash, avoid taking their idiosyncrasies to heart.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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But the measure of success for the second-year quarterback is simply getting more in tune with the idiosyncrasies of NFL life.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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At least those visual mannerisms and tropes are pretty much universal, baked into the DNA of TV casting-and-talent shows worldwide.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Feb. 2026
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Bouteraa plays Lilia with restrained mannerisms, but an avalanche of emotion in her face.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Yet all these arguments originate with unmistakably human quirks and foibles, many of which defy easy judgments of right and wrong.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Due to some beginning-of-the-year calendar quirks, SSI payments typically fall off schedule in December and January.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
12 Feb. 2026
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Each song was an eclectic singularity: precise, glassy, poignant, and cool as hell.—
Gio Santiago,
Pitchfork,
12 Feb. 2026
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Going to the Super Bowl is about participating in monoculture while simultaneously asserting your singularity.—
Hannah Keyser,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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The answer lies in the subtleties and peculiarities of the reward system, and our old friend dopamine.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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Tracking the beginning of their secret relationship through Thorpe’s 1979 trial, A Very English Scandal is a stellar lesson in how to use the miniseries format to tease out the bizarre peculiarities of real-life drama.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Eccentricity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eccentricity. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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