uneccentric

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌʌnɪkˈsɛntrɪk/ UK /ˌʌnɪkˈsɛntrɪk/ See IPA manual

adj

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adj
not eccentric; conventional or ordinary in behavior

For an artist he was strikingly uneccentric and orderly.

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1 adj · not eccentric; conventional... conventional ordinary normalconformistunremarkable

Opposites

eccentric unconventional quirky odd

Word family

Related forms eccentric eccentricity center

Etymology

From un- ('not') + eccentric, from Medieval Latin eccentricus, from Greek ekkentros ('out of the center'), from ek ('out of') + kentron ('center, sharp point').

un- Old English ekkentros Ancient Greek kentron Ancient Greek

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# uneccentric

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˌʌnɪkˈsɛntrɪk
**IPA (UK):** ˌʌnɪkˈsɛntrɪk

## Meanings
1. not eccentric; conventional or ordinary in behavior

## Examples
- For an artist he was strikingly uneccentric and orderly.

## Synonyms
- conventional
- ordinary
- normal
- conformist
- unremarkable

## Antonyms
- eccentric
- unconventional
- quirky
- odd

## Related Forms
- eccentric
- eccentricity
- center

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: un-
- Root: ekkentros
- Root: kentron

## Etymology
From un- ('not') + eccentric, from Medieval Latin eccentricus, from Greek ekkentros ('out of the center'), from ek ('out of') + kentron ('center, sharp point').

## AI Etymology
Uneccentric is from un- ('not') + eccentric, from Medieval Latin eccentricus, from Greek ekkentros ('out of the center'), from ek ('out of') + kentron ('center, sharp point'). Important recorded forms include un- (Old English), ekkentros (Ancient Greek), and kentron (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the un- element marks negation, reversal, removal, or deprivation, while the base supplies the action, quality, or state being denied or undone. The modern sense is largely compositional, with the historical elements narrowing into a stable English lexical item. In current use it covers not eccentric; conventional or ordinary in behavior. The wider family includes related words such as eccentric, eccentricity, and center.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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