eccentricity

The socially acceptable options for 20th-century English eccentricity included the roles of public intellectual and political fanatic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

The British political system "fosters the eccentricity, the wonderment and the humour of politics", he added.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

The strength of these oscillations also varied according to longer 100,000-year orbital cycles connected to changes in Earth's orbital eccentricity.

From Science Daily ● May 27, 2026

"We still see Janie's wit and eccentricity, but we also see a more vulnerable side," she said.

From BBC ● May 19, 2026

No obviously bad effects were noticed from these ill-advised unions, but one or two old maids or gardener boys marked a weakening of faculties and a disposition toward eccentricity in some of the children.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison

The garden level holds a media room, guest room, laundry room and a cedar-lined 636-bottle wine cellar carved from one of the home’s original eccentricities: a secret tunnel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Young, urban professionals—known for their college degrees, willingness to work late and such harmless eccentricities as paying large markups for “local” produce—do not ordinarily instill terror.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026

"A planet caught in resonance finds its orbit deformed to higher and higher eccentricities, precessing faster and faster while staying in tune with the orbit of the binary, which is shrinking," Touma said.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 19, 2026

When it was released in June last year, “Materialists” quickly sparked debate among moviegoers for the eccentricities of its screenplay and cast, and the ire of those who felt the film was mismarketed.

From Salon ● Jan. 6, 2026

Any reference to her personal eccentricities, even from Henry, made her shy.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee