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Showing words for ECCENTRIC using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Eccentric

eccentric

7 Letter Words for Eccentric

centric, citrene, eccrine, enteric, enticer, tercine

6 Letter Words for Eccentric

ceinte, center, cerine, cerite, certie, cinter, crenic, cretic, cretin, crinet, entice, entier, entire, entrec, nerite, recent, recite, retine, tenrec, tierce, triene

5 Letter Words for Eccentric

ceint, centi, cerci, ceric, cerin, cerne, cetic, cetin, cicer, cinct, circe, citee, citer, creen, crete, crine, ctene, enter, entre, erect, inert, inter, irene, neter, nicer, niece, niter, recce, recit, recti, reice, renet, rente, retie, retin, terce, terne, ticer, treen, trice, trine

4 Letter Words for Eccentric

cene, cent, cere, cern, cert, cete, ceti, cine, circ, cire, cite, cric, crin, crit, ecce, eine, eire, entr, eric, erie, erin, erne, eten, etic, icer, incr, intr, iter, neer, neet, nete, neti, nice, rect, reen, reet, rein, reit, rent, rete, rice, rine, rite, teen, teer, tene, tern, tice, tien, tier, tinc, tine, tire, tree, trie, trin

3 Letter Words for Eccentric

cee, cen, cer, cie, cir, cit, crc, crt, cte, ctn, ctr, ecc, ect, eec, een, eer, eir, enc, ene, ere, ern, ert, etc, ice, inc, int, ire, nee, nei, net, nie, nit, rct, rec, ree, rei, rie, rin, rit, rte, rti, tec, tee, ten, ter, tic, tie, tin, tri

Definitions for Eccentric

[1] deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd: eccentric conduct; an eccentric person.
[2] Geometry . not having the same center; not concentric: used especially of two circles or spheres at least one of which contains the centers of both.
[3] (of an axis, axle, etc.) not situated in the center.
[4] Machinery . having the axis or support away from the center: an eccentric wheel.
[5] Astronomy . deviating from a circular form, as an elliptic orbit.
[6] a person who has an unusual, peculiar, or odd personality, set of beliefs, or behavior pattern.
[7] something that is unusual, peculiar, or odd.
[8] Machinery . a device for converting circular motion into rectilinear motion, consisting of a disk fixed somewhat off-center to a revolving shaft, and working freely in a surrounding collar (eccentric strap) , to which a rod (eccentric rod) is attached.
[9] deviating or departing from convention, esp in a bizarre manner; irregular or odd
[10] situated away from the centre or the axis
[11] not having a common centre eccentric circles Compare concentric
[12] not precisely circular
[13] a person who deviates from normal forms of behaviour, esp in a bizarre manner
[14] a device for converting rotary motion to reciprocating motion

Words related to Eccentric

whimsical, funny, unconventional, bizarre, strange, peculiar, offbeat, nutty, outlandish, curious, quirky, weird, odd, erratic, idiosyncratic, kooky, oddball, freak, hippie, oddity

Words nearby Eccentric

ecb, ecbatana, ecbolic, ecce homo, ecce signum, eccentric, eccentric hypertrophy, eccentric occlusion, eccentricity, eccentrochondroplasia, ecchi

Origin of Eccentric

1350–1400; < Medieval Latin eccentricus < Greek ékkentr(os ) out of center (see ec-, center) + Latin -icus -ic

Other words from Eccentric

ec·cen·tri·cal , adjective
ec·cen·tri·cal·ly , adverb
non·ec·cen·tric , adjective
non·ec·cen·tri·cal·ly , adverb
un·ec·cen·tric , adjective
un·ec·cen·tri·cal·ly , adverb
ec′cen•tric′ i•ty (ĕk′sĕn-trĭs′ ĭ-tē ) n.

Word origin for Eccentric

C16: from Medieval Latin eccentricus, from Greek ekkentros out of centre, from ek- ex- 1 + kentron centre

Synonyms for Eccentric

bizarre, curious, erratic, funny, idiosyncratic, kooky, nutty, odd, offbeat, outlandish, peculiar, quirky, strange, unconventional, weird, whimsical, aberrant, beat, bent, characteristic, crazy, freak, irregular, oddball, queer, singular, wild, abnormal, anomalous, capricious, cockeyed, droll, far out, flaky, freakish, funky, off the wall, off-center, out in left field, quaint, quizzical, uncommon, unnatural, way out