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Like all best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.
Queen Elizabeth II

Meaning of "eccentricities" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ECCENTRICITIES

eccentricities  [ˌeksenˈtrɪsɪtɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ECCENTRICITIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Eccentricities is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ECCENTRICITIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of eccentricities in the English dictionary

The definition of eccentricities in the dictionary is ways of behaving that people think are strange, or habits or opinions that are different from those of most people.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ECCENTRICITIES


animosities
ˌænɪˈmɒsɪtɪz
atrocities
əˈtrɒsɪtɪz
celebrities
sɪˈlebrɪtɪz
complexities
kəmˈpleksɪtɪz
convexities
kɒnˈveksɪtɪz
densities
ˈdensɪtɪz
duplicities
djuːˈplɪsɪtɪz
falsities
ˈfɔːlsɪtɪz
felicities
fɪˈlɪsɪtɪz
gibbosities
ɡɪˈbɒsɪtɪz
immensities
ɪˈmensɪtɪz
incapacities
ˌɪnkəˈpæsɪtɪz
multiplicities
ˌmʌltɪˈplɪsɪtɪz
perversities
pəˈvɜːsɪtɪz
propensities
prəˈpensɪtɪz
reciprocitities
ˌresɪˈprɒsɪtɪz
triplicities
trɪˈplɪsɪtɪz
universities
ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsɪtɪz
varicosities
ˌværɪˈkɒsɪtɪz
villosities
vɪˈlɒsɪtɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ECCENTRICITIES

eccaleobion
ecce
Ecce Homo
eccentric
eccentric anomaly
eccentrical
eccentrically
eccentricity
ecchymosed
ecchymoses
ecchymosis
ecchymotic
eccl.
Eccles
Eccles cake
Eccles.
ecclesia
ecclesiae
ecclesial
ecclesiarch

WORDS THAT END LIKE ECCENTRICITIES

abilities
activities
amenities
authorities
capabilities
charities
cities
commodities
disabilities
entities
facilities
humanities
minorities
opportunities
parties
possibilities
qualities
quantities
responsibilities
securities
utilities

Synonyms and antonyms of eccentricities in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ECCENTRICITIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «eccentricities» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of eccentricities

Translation of «eccentricities» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ECCENTRICITIES

Find out the translation of eccentricities to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of eccentricities from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «eccentricities» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

怪癖
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

excentricidades
570 millions of speakers

English

eccentricities
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सनकीपन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غرابة الأطوار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

чудачества
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

excentricidades
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

eccentricities
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

excentricités
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Eksentrik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Exzentrizitäten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

奇行
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

기발
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Eccentricities
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lập dị
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விசித்திர
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विलक्षणपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dışmerkezlikler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

eccentricità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dziwactwa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дивацтва
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

excentricitățile
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκκεντρικότητες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

eksentrisiteit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

excentriciteter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

eksentriske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of eccentricities

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ECCENTRICITIES»

The term «eccentricities» is regularly used and occupies the 87.542 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ECCENTRICITIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «eccentricities» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «eccentricities» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about eccentricities

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8 QUOTES WITH «ECCENTRICITIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word eccentricities.
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Queen Elizabeth II
Like all best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements.
2
Heather Graham
I basically think that I'm a fairly nice, normal person with just a few eccentricities.
3
Stephen Hunter
Even my pathological love of Japan and its beauties, glories and eccentricities is sorely tested by 'The Grudge 2,' from Takashi Shimizu, a movie so bewildering and impenetrable that I believe it siphoned off a good 40 IQ points.
4
Louise Jameson
He was incredibly good as Dr Who. He brought all his eccentricities to the role and was so charismatic and charming. He must be the fans firm favourite.
5
Jared Kushner
People who live in SoHo want to be close to the energy, culture, and eccentricities of New York's most charming neighborhoods.
6
Denis O'Hare
Probably I have more phobias, fear and eccentricities than I would care to admit. I don't think I'm in danger of losing my mind, but I do often question my own behavior. I have a very bad temper, and it's not always healthy for me and for others. I make my way in the world more difficult, and I could do with a little more yoga.
7
David Ogilvy
Develop your eccentricities while you are young. That way, when you get old, people won't think you're going gaga.
8
Cliff Richard
Our industry is full of all sorts of eccentricities and one of them is owning property.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ECCENTRICITIES»

Discover the use of eccentricities in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to eccentricities and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Eccentricities of a Nightingale
This absorbing study of a brilliant, reclusive novelist, whose isolation is breached by an attractive young admirer, was presented with great success by the Hartford Stage Company before going on to Broadway production.
Tennessee Williams, 1977
2
Eccentricities: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
There are few men so foolish, hence the erratic quality of leadership in the world.ndash;John Updike Use in Literature EccentricitiesHere, in spite of the most virtuous resolutions not to be technical, we must attempt a technicality, ...
‎2008
3
Feeling Modern: The Eccentricities of Public Life
A new look at modernism's relationship to human feeling and the public sphere
Justus Nieland, 2008
4
Eating for England: The Delights and Eccentricities of the ...
Like Nigel Slater’s multi-award-winning food memoir ‘Toast’, this is a celebration of the glory, humour, eccentricities and embarrassments that are the British at Table.
Nigel Slater, 2012
5
Sketches and eccentricities of Col. David Crockett, of West ...
SKETCHES AND ECCENTRICITIES OF COLONEL DAVID CROCKETT. CHAPTER I David Crockett, the subject of the following sketch, was born in Greene county, East Tennessee, of poor and respectable parentage. He was the ninth child.
J. & J. Harper, Printers, 1833
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Eccentricities for Edinburgh, Containing Poems, Entitle'd, a ...
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
George Colman, 2012
7
Texas Big Rich: Exploits, Eccentricities and Fabulous ...
Relates how Texas millionaires such as John Connally, T. Boone Pickens, and the Hunts accumulated their fortunes and what happened to them after the economic boom was over
Sandy Sheehy, 1990
8
Sketches and Eccentricities of Col. David Crockett, of West ...
insomuch that there were none to be found like unto him for wisdom and valour; no, not one in all the land. “3. David was a man wise in council, smooth in speech , valiant in war, and of fair countenance and goodly stature; such was the terror ...
‎1833
9
Critical Companion to Tennessee Williams
COMMENTARY As was that of its predecessor, SUMMER AND SMOKE, the plot of The Eccentricities of a Nightingale was derived from the short story “THE YELLOW BIRD,” published in 1947. Williams considered The Eccentricities of a ...
Greta Heintzelman, Alycia Smith Howard, 2009
10
Tennessee Williams: A Guide to Research and Performance
RICHARD E. KRAMER BIOGRAPHICAL CONTEXT Like most of Williams's writing, Summer and Smoke and The Eccentricities of a Nightingale contain elements of his life. The foundation of both plays is Edwina Williams's tales of her youth in ...
Philip C. Kolin, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ECCENTRICITIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term eccentricities is used in the context of the following news items.
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Why? With Hannibal Buress: “Pilot”
... at current topics like Caitlyn Jenner, Donald Trump, and Greece's financial crisis so much as prodding them for unexplored eccentricities. «A.V. Club Austin, Jul 15»
2
California Bands Fill Venues this Week
In their kooky eccentricities and fun-loving flippancy, they were purely punk. Thursday's gig will see these two bands of adolescents punking it ... «Santa Barbara Independent, Jul 15»
3
Susan Hill's French notebook: My struggle to avoid local cuisine
Typical of France's eccentricities and problems all in one are the ten villages on the Ile de Ré with, naturally, ten separate tourist offices, none of ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
4
Grace Dent reviews The Trading House
'Frontier importers and exporters of particular and peculiar eccentricities, curiosities and antiquities,' says the website. And all this before ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
5
Volunteers prepare for the 46th annual Oregon Country Fair
Geiger said the fair's vibrant character and eccentricities can eclipse its charitable impact on Lane County, despite it being the bedrock upon ... «Oregon Daily Emerald, Jul 15»
6
Thoroughly Modern Millie (Broadway Rose): Theater Review
The subtle eccentricities of Flannery's character combined with Harrison's comic timing put a star turn on her small supporting role. «Willamette Week, Jul 15»
7
Is Ellen Pao too radical for Silicon Valley? Reading Hillary Clinton's …
... rhythm and tone of their most trivial and off-hand interactions, the eccentricities and frustrations of their most honest and unguarded moments. «SmartCompany.com.au, Jul 15»
8
Butterfield: Make life a beach in your own home
If you never have the chance to live in a Malibu beach-front property, certainly you can create a home where the eccentricities and inspiring ... «Kelowna Capital News, Jul 15»
9
Memristors Mimic Brains For Massive Machine Learning
One might reasonably wonder, given the eccentricities of the human brain and the ephemeral nature of the way we store data, why one might ... «The Platform, Jul 15»
10
Gentlemen's clubs: the importance of being men-only
... there lurks a flattening impulse, a drive to purge our social landscape of its oddities and eccentricities, to erase all the blots and blemishes. «Spiked, Jul 15»

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