ECCENTRICITY


Meaning of ECCENTRICITY in English

/ ˌeksenˈtrɪsəti; NAmE / ( pl. -ies ) noun

1.

[ U ] behaviour that people think is strange or unusual; the quality of being unusual and different from other people :

As a teacher, she had a reputation for eccentricity.

Arthur was noted for the eccentricity of his clothes.

2.

[ C , usually pl. ] an unusual act or habit :

We all have our little eccentricities.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.