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 glitch smoothed out the eccentricities of texture in the image and cast a dusky halo around every shape.
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Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
In This is Spinal Tap fashion, DiBergi captures the band’s eccentricities and penchant for attracting bad luck at every turn.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
To test a new idea, Lovell’s team built a model where eccentricity varies with distance from Fomalhaut.
—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
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Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
In This is Spinal Tap fashion, DiBergi captures the band’s eccentricities and penchant for attracting bad luck at every turn.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
To test a new idea, Lovell’s team built a model where eccentricity varies with distance from Fomalhaut.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eccentricity
Noun
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Multiple board members cited the ability to make the time commitment and experience in K-12 education as desirable characteristics.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
16 Oct. 2025
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While Cab Franc’s aromas and flavors vary depending on where it is grown, winemakers and wine lovers alike are captivated by its combination of fruity and savory characteristics.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
16 Oct. 2025
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The buckets are used as a replacement for the standard cardboard Happy Meal box and can double as a candy pail to use for trick-or-treating on Halloween.—
Endia Fontanez,
AZCentral.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Add them to movie-night snacks, candy bowls, or trick-or-treat bags for a fun, not-too-frightening addition to your Halloween spread.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In astrology, each zodiac sign falls under one of four elements — Earth, Fire, Water, or Air — and each carries its own traits.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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But to argue that any of this research adds up to a substantial account of intelligence misunderstands the nature of such human traits and what can be expected from scientific explanations of them.—
Eric Turkheimer,
The Atlantic,
13 Oct. 2025
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Twenty five years on from that sorry, damp squib of a farewell against Germany, the old Wembley, and all its maddening idiosyncrasies, is still very much missed.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Benicio Del Toro made a surprise cameo appearance on Saturday Night Live tonight, joining host Bad Bunny and frequent collaborator Marcello Hernandez in a sketch spoofing the idiosyncrasies of the Spanish language.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
4 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Their mannerisms change a little bit.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 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
Noun
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That quirk kept Max Muncy out of the starting lineup for all but one game and largely kept Freddie Freeman in check (3-for-15 in the NLDS).—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Why should a little quirk in the family tree, only just discovered, mean everything has to change?—
Deborah Friedell,
Vogue,
9 Oct. 2025
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However, a few unexplained puzzles remained, leading scientists to question whether the most extreme predictions of the Big Bang, including arbitrarily high temperatures and an origin from a singularity, were actually correct.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
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Brands are expressing their creativity through their singularity, in opposition to several seasons of similarity.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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Its complexities and peculiarities are only dimly recalled, if at all, by many readers.—
John Swansburg,
The Atlantic,
10 Oct. 2025
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These endeavors have given rise to the emerging field of quantum engineering, which aims to utilize the peculiarities of quantum physics for groundbreaking technological innovations.—
Zhixin Wang,
The Conversation,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Eccentricity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eccentricity. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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