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• n  a person with an unusual or odd personality
• n  a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
  a friendly eccentric
• s  conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
  famed for his eccentric spelling
• a  not having a common center; not concentric
  eccentric circles

• A patron of organic farming, but in his own fashion and eccentric way, Peter was against eating any other food.
• Linda was eccentric but when it came to playing the piano she was a genius.
• Everybody (well, nearly everybody) has heard of mad King Ludwig II, the eccentric scion of the Wittelsbachs, who dotted Bavaria's picturesque hilltops with an insanely extravagant.

• eccentric person
• flake
• oddball
• geek
• character
• type
• case
• bizarre
• freakish
• freaky
• flaky
• flakey
• gonzo
• off-the-wall
• outlandish
• outre
• nonconcentric

• concentric

News & Articles

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• Rajon Rondo plays two Connect Four games at once, dominates (Video)
  This spring's NBA postseason has been without many notable star players, including Kobe Bryant and Derrick Rose. For a certain type of fan inclined towards the eccentric, though, the most glaring absence was Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo, a … Continue reading ?
  June 12, 2013 - Ball Don't Lie via Yahoo! Sports
• Rays manager marches to a different beat
  Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon is as eccentric as they come and as brilliant as anyone you'll meet.
  June 12, 2013 - WZZM 13 Grand Rapids
• Larry Bell: 1992 microbrew law spurred 'revolution,' allowed for opening of Eccentric Cafe 20 years ago
  Bell's Brewery is celebrating the Eccentric Cafe's 20th anniversary on Tuesday.
  June 11, 2013 - The Kalamazoo Gazette

Quotes

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• Helen Mirren in BBC News
  I love the idiosyncracy of the British people, I love the eccentric nature,said Dame Helen.
• Al Sharpton in Los Angeles Times
  He never got credit,Sharpton said. "He was not a freak, he was a genius..........He was not somebody who was eccentric. He was an innovator."
• Al Attles in Washington Post
  He was one of the most unique and eccentric individuals that I have ever met, and I'm not sure there will ever be anyone like him again,said Al Attles, the former Warriors guard who coached Golden State to its sole title.