eccentricity
noun/ˌeksenˈtrɪsəti/
/ˌeksenˈtrɪsəti/
(plural eccentricities)
- [uncountable] behaviour that people think is strange or unusual; the quality of being unusual and different from other people
- As a teacher, she had a reputation for eccentricity.
- Arthur was noted for the eccentricity of his clothes.
- [countable, usually plural] an unusual act or habit
- We all have our little eccentricities.
- I had long since grown used to the eccentricities of his driving technique.
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