eccentric
adjective
deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd.
eccentrics
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pluralof eccentric.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Playing versions of the Chaplins, the Holbrooke sisters share shades of classic Herzog characters while being quite unlike any of the eccentrics he’s brought to life before.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
He takes his time absorbing every seemingly inconsequential detail as he becomes attached to the personalities of eccentrics on their self-assigned quests to accomplish unlikely goals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
Even among the ego-driven billionaire eccentrics of Silicon Valley, Ellison stood out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2025
It is full of eccentrics, impish humour, and the absurdities of small-town and big-city life.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2025
Thus both Copernicus and Francis Bacon wrote of astronomers ‘feigning’ eccentrics and epicycles—they meant these are imaginary entities.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
