eccentricity
Charming personal strangeness
Eccentricity is deviation from conventional or expected behavior—the quality of being odd or unconventional: His eccentricity charmed some colleagues and alienated others.
The word carries a gentler connotation than similar terms; an eccentric person is quirky rather than disturbed.
In geometry and astronomy, eccentricity measures how much an ellipse deviates from a perfect circle: The comet's high eccentricity gives it an elongated orbit.
Distinctive personal peculiarity
- foibleMinor personal flaw
- peculiarityUnusual distinguishing characteristic
- mannerismDistinctive personal habit
- habitSettled regular tendency
tic · whimsy · crotchet · kink · caprice · affectation · singularity · oddity
Unusual distinguishing characteristic
- idiosyncrasyDistinctive personal peculiarity
- weirdnessQuality of being strange
- strangenessQuality of being peculiar
- quirkinessUnusual or unexpected trait
unconventionality · bizarreness · outlandishness · abnormality · freakishness · kookiness · zaniness · offbeat
Independent-minded rule-breaker
- bohemianArtistic nonconformist type
- iconoclastAttacker of cherished beliefs
- individualistOne who values autonomy
- oddballEccentric individual
misfit · original · outsider · rebel · renegade · character · crackpot · crank
Conic section curve
- orbitCurved celestial path
- aphelionFarthest point from sun
- perihelionOrbital point nearest sun
- KeplerPlanetary motion law formulator
elliptical · inclination · trajectory · precession · orbital mechanics · conic section · perturbation · anomaly
Departure from the expected
- aberrationDeviation from the norm
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
- varianceSpread around the mean
- irregularityDeparture from standard
departure · discrepancy · outlier · fluctuation · inconsistency · nonconformity · digression · skew
Imaginative planner of futures
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- inventivenessCapacity for original creation
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
originality · innovation · artistry · expressionism · surrealism · bohemian · nonconformity · imagination
Conic section curve
- conicTapering to apex
- ratioComparative numerical relation
- deviationDeparture from expected path
- fociCentral points of convergence
circularity · oval · elongation · flattening · oblateness · spheroid · major axis · minor axis
idiosyncrasy
Distinctive personal peculiarity
- foibleMinor personal flaw
- peculiarityUnusual distinguishing characteristic
- mannerismDistinctive personal habit
habit · tic · whimsy · crotchet · kink · caprice · affectation · singularity · oddity · characteristic
peculiarity
Unusual distinguishing characteristic
- idiosyncrasyDistinctive personal peculiarity
- weirdnessQuality of being strange
- strangenessQuality of being peculiar
quirkiness · unconventionality · bizarreness · outlandishness · abnormality · freakishness · kookiness · zaniness · offbeat · unorthodox
maverick
Independent-minded rule-breaker
- bohemianArtistic nonconformist type
- iconoclastAttacker of cherished beliefs
- individualistOne who values autonomy
oddball · misfit · original · outsider · rebel · renegade · character · crackpot · crank · weirdo
ellipse
Conic section curve
- orbitCurved celestial path
- aphelionFarthest point from sun
- perihelionOrbital point nearest sun
Kepler · elliptical · inclination · trajectory · precession · orbital mechanics · conic section · perturbation · anomaly · obliquity
anomaly
Departure from the expected
- aberrationDeviation from the norm
- divergenceSeparation from common origin
- varianceSpread around the mean
irregularity · departure · discrepancy · outlier · fluctuation · inconsistency · nonconformity · digression · skew · disparity
visionary
Imaginative planner of futures
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- inventivenessCapacity for original creation
- avant-gardeInnovative cultural pioneers
unconventional · originality · innovation · artistry · expressionism · surrealism · bohemian · nonconformity · imagination · ingenuity
ellipse
Conic section curve
foci · circularity · oval · elongation · flattening · oblateness · spheroid · major axis · minor axis · roundness
- spaceflightlaunch, astronaut, spacecraft, liftoff, orbit
- Anomaliesanomaly, deviation, aberration, irregularity, oddity
- comedy stylesjokes, sarcasm, puns, irony, parody
- Nonconformistsnonconformist, rebels, rebel, misfits, misfit
- Odditiescuriosity, curio, unusual, odd, strange
- traitshonesty, ambitious, brave, calm, kindness
eccentricityconformity
Adherence to norms
conventionality · normality · orthodoxy · uniformity · normalcy
eccentricityordinariness
State of being unremarkable
commonness · dullness · blandness · plainness · averageness