eclectic

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Made up of a wide mixture of styles, ideas, or things chosen from many sources.

   She has an eclectic taste in music, from jazz to heavy metal.

2. 2
   noun

   A person who chooses ideas or methods from many different sources.

   As an eclectic, he borrowed freely from many philosophies.

From French éclectique, from Ancient Greek ἐκλεκτικός (eklektikós, “selective”), from ἐκλέγω (eklégō, “to pick, choose”), from ἐκ (ek, “out, from”) + λέγω (légō, “to choose, count”). Cognate to elect.

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