Antonyms for eccentricity


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ek-suhn-tris-i-tee, ek-sen-
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɛk sənˈtrɪs ɪ ti, ˌɛk sɛn-


Definition of eccentricity

Origin :
  • 1540s, of planetary orbits; 1650s, of persons (an instance of eccentricity); 1794, of persons (a quality of eccentricity); from eccentric (adj.) + -ity. Related: Eccentricities.
  • noun bizarreness, unusualness
Example sentences :
  • The female sex is not often guilty of this eccentricity, but instances have been known.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 11, June 11, 1870 » by Various
  • His eccentricity was a combination of absent-mindedness and irritability.
  • Extract from : « The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by Harry Furniss
  • Not unless you are very, very rich; then it might be considered an eccentricity.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • She was a born mimic, and could hit off to a hair an eccentricity or an affectation.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • Not that she was tired of it; on the contrary, she hoped everything from Ted's eccentricity.
  • Extract from : « Audrey Craven » by May Sinclair
  • The eccentricity of his verb indicated only the perfection of his tact.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
  • But here was Mary to whom no eccentricity ever had to be elucidated.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
  • Stories of Hunyadi's extravagance and eccentricity now poured in on all sides.
  • Extract from : « That Boy Of Norcott's » by Charles James Lever
  • Professor Micheals' resting week was a ten-year-old custom, and his only eccentricity.
  • Extract from : « The Leech » by Phillips Barbee
  • Polly's passion for studying had always been regarded as an eccentricity.
  • Extract from : « The Camp Fire Girls in the Outside World » by Margaret Vandercook

Synonyms for eccentricity

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