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
Take this spring’s Michael Jackson biopic, a film that purged Jackson of all of his eccentricities in an attempt to downplay the allegations that clouded his late career.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
Having varying eccentricities and varying inclinations simultaneously is well understood from a modeling perspective, but having one and not the other is not as easily explained.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2025
He seemed, in short—for all his personal eccentricities and foibles—normal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025
“Professor Snape has more important things on his mind than the many eccentricities of Albus Dumbledore. Good-bye, Potter!”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
