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eccentric

/ɪkˈsentrɪk/adjective

उच्चारण इक्सेन्ट्रिक

सनकी, विचित्र स्वभाव का

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adjective
  1. 1

    considered strange or unusual by other people

    सनकी, विचित्र स्वभाव का

    • The eccentric professor wore a different hat every day.
    • eccentric habits
    • The old artist had eccentric habits, like painting at midnight.
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    • Wearing a woollen cap in summer is eccentric, but he liked it.
    • Her eccentric aunt kept a goat in the garden.

    Synonyms odd peculiar unconventional

    Opposite normal conventional ordinary

noun
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    a person who is considered strange because of unusual behaviour

    सनकी व्यक्ति

    • The village had its share of eccentrics.
    • Our neighbour is an eccentric who keeps ten parrots.
    • The old man was a harmless eccentric who talked to trees.
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    • Every family seems to have one eccentric.
    • The town's famous eccentric cycled everywhere in a top hat.
◇Word family
eccentricity nouneccentrically adv.
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One-word substitution

A person with strange or unusual habits.

'अजीब या असामान्य आदतों वाला व्यक्ति' के लिए यह शब्द आता है।