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.
Derivatives:
eclectically adv. eclecticism n.
Etymology: Gk eklektikos f. eklego pick out