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eccentricities

NOUN

bizarreness, unusualness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

foible idiosyncrasy peculiarity quirk weirdness

STRONG

aberration abnormality anomaly caprice capriciousness freakishness irregularity kink nonconformity oddity oddness outlandishness queerness singularity strangeness unconventionality whimsicality

WEAK

hereticism idiocrasy unorthodoxness waywardness whimsicalness

Antonyms

STRONG

conformity normalcy normality regularity sameness standard usualness

WEAK

commonality dullness regularness uniformity usual

Example Sentences

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"A planet caught in resonance finds its orbit deformed to higher and higher eccentricities, precessing faster and faster while staying in tune with the orbit of the binary, which is shrinking," Touma said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

Besides following Canadian politics in the capital, he focuses on economic and social policy, U.S.-Canada relations and the country’s eccentricities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 25, 2025

But the eccentricities of this defendant belie the seriousness of the case.

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025

Officers have sniped about his burly build, tendency to smile during interviews and other eccentricities.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2025

Despite his eccentricities, no one ever questioned Halliday’s genius.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline