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Pronunciation / Transliteration: excentrique
"Il est connu pour son style excentrique."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Unconventional and slightly strange, especially in a whimsical way.
"He lived in an eccentric house shaped like a giant boot."
- 1
A person of unconventional and slightly strange views or behavior.
"The town was full of harmless eccentrics."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Medieval Latin word 'eccentricus', originating from the Greek 'ekkentros', meaning 'out of the center' (ex- 'out of' + kentron 'center'). Originally an astronomical term used by Ptolemy to describe orbits not centered on the Earth, it evolved into figurative use by the late 16th century to describe human behavior departing from conventional norms.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Eccentric" is said worldwide
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excentrique
Transliteration: excentrique
"Il est connu pour son style excentrique."
exzentrisch
Transliteration: exzentrisch
"Sie hat sehr exzentrische Gewohnheiten."
eccentrico
Transliteration: eccentrico
"Quel vecchio professore è un vero eccentrico."
excéntrico
Transliteration: excéntrico
"Tiene un sentido del humor muy excéntrico."
excêntrico
Transliteration: excêntrico
"O artista é conhecido pelo seu comportamento excêntrico."
सनकी
Transliteration: sanki
"उसके अजीब और सनकी शौक हैं।"
古怪的
Transliteration: gǔguài de
"他有一些古怪的习惯。"
괴짜의
Transliteration: goetjaui
"그는 미술계에서 소문난 괴짜이다."
奇抜な
Transliteration: kibatsu na
"彼は奇抜なファッションで知られている。"
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