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eccentricity vs oddity

oddity vs eccentricity

eccentricity and oddity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
eccentricity Yes No No No
oddity Yes No No No
As nouns, oddity is a hyponym of eccentricity; that is, oddity is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than eccentricity:
  • eccentricity: strange and unconventional behavior
  • oddity: eccentricity that is not easily explained
Other hyponyms of eccentricity include oddness.
eccentricity (noun) oddity (noun)
strange and unconventional behavior something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
a circularity that has a different center or deviates from a circular path a strange attitude or habit
(geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis eccentricity that is not easily explained
Difference between eccentricity and oddity

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