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
The eccentricities of a city define it; in Lagos, transportation is one of them.
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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
Turns out Cignetti’s particular brand of eccentricity has invaded the realms of online pop culture.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Lovers of maximalist eccentricity have reclaimed the word and redefined it in a more positive tone.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Jan. 2026
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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
Turns out Cignetti’s particular brand of eccentricity has invaded the realms of online pop culture.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Lovers of maximalist eccentricity have reclaimed the word and redefined it in a more positive tone.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for eccentricity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eccentricity
Noun
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Music therapy seeks to tap into that innate characteristic of humankind.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Both have dim, mysterious companions with unusual characteristics.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The trick is to choose a nude shade that compliments your skin tone and apply a top coat so glossy and reflective your nails almost appear see-through.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
23 Jan. 2026
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But the trick becomes doing it over and over again, in a way that preserves arm health.—
Tribune News Service,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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And despite more than a century of academic debate, anthropologists cannot agree on a definitive explanation for why our species has evolved this trait.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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So did unassuming athleticism, a trait that most every teammate or coach notes about Stidham.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The guide recommended giving her some fun idiosyncrasies.—
Amogh Dimri,
The Atlantic,
2 Jan. 2026
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In effect, Jarmusch is standing Tolstoy on his head and suggesting that unhappy families share common forms of misery, whereas the happy ones are happy precisely because of their differences—because of the idiosyncrasies that place them outside convention.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Kusher is perfectly cast in the role, mirroring the mannerisms and obsessions of our real-life trillionaires and billionaires.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2026
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Ramírez said that even his mannerisms, which had changed from years up north, quickly identified him as an outsider.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Jan. 2026
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Your quirks, your opinions, your specific way of seeing the world, that's your competitive advantage.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The show is equally witty about the quirks of the 21st century movie business.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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As that region collapsed, quantum effects prevented a final singularity, causing spacetime to rebound and expand again.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Jan. 2026
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Córdoba and his collaborator, Luis Martínez-Zoroa of CUNEF University in Spain, have used pencil-and-paper techniques to discover stable singularities in a handful of different fluid setups.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Jan. 2026
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Caillaux, by the way, is spelled C-A-I-L-L-A-U-X for those unfamiliar with the peculiarities of French pronunciation.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
31 Dec. 2025
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One senses that there may have been more to the woman’s silence than awestruck agreement, but Bergler cheerfully adds her to his portfolio of case studies, in which patients’ sartorial peculiarities are unfailingly traced to episodes from their pasts.—
Leslie Jamison,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Eccentricity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eccentricity. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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