ECCENTRIC


Meaning of ECCENTRIC in English

I. ec ‧ cen ‧ tric 1 /ɪkˈsentrɪk/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Late Latin ; Origin: eccentricus , from Greek ekkentros 'out of the center' ]

1 . behaving in a way that is unusual and different from most people:

His eccentric behaviour lost him his job.

Aunt Nessy was always a bit eccentric.

2 . technical eccentric circles do not have the same centre point ⇨ concentric

—eccentrically /-kli/ adverb

II. eccentric 2 BrE AmE noun [countable]

someone who behaves in a way that is different from what is usual or socially accepted:

I was regarded as something of an eccentric.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.