eccentricity
noun
an oddity or peculiarity, as of conduct.
eccentricities
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pluralof eccentricity.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He doesn’t emphasize their eccentricities or tell the audience what makes them funny.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
"A planet caught in resonance finds its orbit deformed to higher and higher eccentricities, precessing faster and faster while staying in tune with the orbit of the binary, which is shrinking," Touma said.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 19, 2026
When it was released in June last year, “Materialists” quickly sparked debate among moviegoers for the eccentricities of its screenplay and cast, and the ire of those who felt the film was mismarketed.
From Salon ● Jan. 6, 2026
Besides following Canadian politics in the capital, he focuses on economic and social policy, U.S.-Canada relations and the country’s eccentricities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2025
I was getting bewildered; he so crowded on my mind his list of nature’s eccentricities and possible impossibilities that my imagination was getting fired.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
