Definition of eccentric

Overview of noun eccentric

The noun eccentric has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (3) eccentric, eccentric person, flake, oddball, geek

(a person with an unusual or odd personality)

2. character, eccentric, type, case

(a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities); "a real character"; "a strange character"; "a friendly eccentric"; "the capable type"; "a mental case")

Overview of adj eccentric

The adj eccentric has 2 senses? (first 2 from tagged texts)

1. (4) bizarre, eccentric, freakish, freaky, flaky, flakey, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outre

(conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; "restaurants of bizarre design

2. (1) eccentric, nonconcentric

(not having a common center; not concentric; "eccentric circles")