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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

Bird's home county Yorkshire, whom he played for and served as president, described him as a "national treasure, known not only for his umpiring excellence but also for his eccentricities and warmth".

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025

He fell for her image and contrived to meet her, and despite Twain’s many eccentricities, her distinguished family accepted him.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025

The house had many eccentricities, one of which was that none of the bedrooms contained beds.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater