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Antonyms for eccentricity
ˌɛk sənˈtrɪs ɪ ti, ˌɛk sɛn-ec·cen·tric·i·ty
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eccentricitynoun
strange and unconventional behavior
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concentricityeccentricitynoun
(geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis
"a circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity"
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concentricityeccentricitynoun
a circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path
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concentricity
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
eccentricitynoun
Synonyms:
whimsicality, oddness, unconventionality, freakishness, irregularity
How to use eccentricity in a sentence?
The surest defense against Evil is extreme individualism, originality of thinking, whimsicality, even -- if you will -- eccentricity. That is, something that can't be feigned, faked, imitated; something even a seasoned imposter couldn't be happy with.
The eccentricity I value is essentially benign, a harmless individualism that reflects a unique, cockeyed view of the world, and spices up what otherwise might be a mundane menu, these eccentrics tend to be self-aware and tongue in cheek. They're winking at us. Some eccentrics, moreover, are just visionaries ahead of their time, like the early advocates of such eccentric notions as animal welfare.
The amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and moral courage it contained. That so few now dare to be eccentric marks the chief danger of the time.
It has been our policy not to use obscenities in the paper. It's a harmless little eccentricity of ours.
Eccentricity is not, as dull people would have us believe, a form of madness. It is often a kind of innocent pride, and the man of genius and the aristocrat are frequently regarded as eccentrics because genius and aristocrat are entirely unafraid of and uninfluenced by the opinions and vagaries of the crowd.
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