adj. & n.
adj. 1 deriving ideas, tastes, style, etc., from various sources. 2 Philos. & Art selecting one's beliefs etc. from various sources; attached to no particular school of philosophy.
n. 1 an eclectic person. 2 a person who subscribes to an eclectic school of thought. eclectically adv. eclecticism n.
[ Gk eklektikos f. eklego pick out ]