All 16 Uses of
eccentric
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- "In reality," observed Albert, "he seemed to me somewhat eccentric; were he at Paris, and a frequenter of the theatres, I should say he was a poor devil literally mad.†
Chpt 35-36
- He thought several times of the project the count had of visiting Paris; and he had no doubt but that, with his eccentric character, his characteristic face, and his colossal fortune, he would produce a great effect there.†
Chpt 35-36
- Ah, you call yourself Oriental, a Levantine, Maltese, Indian, Chinese; your family name is Monte Cristo; Sinbad the Sailor is your baptismal appellation, and yet the first day you set foot in Paris you instinctively display the greatest virtue, or rather the chief defect, of us eccentric Parisians,—that is, you assume the vices you have not, and conceal the virtues you possess.†
Chpt 39-40
- He was an eccentric being, and did not believe in the existence of gratitude.†
Chpt 49-50
- Science loves eccentricities, leaps and bounds, trials of strength, fancies, if I may be allowed so to term them.†
Chpt 51-52
- Such a thing is really out of rule—eccentric or stupid.†
Chpt 51-52
- I therefore maintain, in spite of Morcerf, that not only is the count the object of interest at this present moment, but also that he will continue to be so for a month longer if he pleases to exhibit an eccentricity of conduct which, after all, may be his ordinary mode of existence.†
Chpt 53-54
- he is a very rich Englishman, eccentric almost to insanity, and his real name is Lord Wilmore.
Chpt 55-56 *eccentric = unconventional
- I am quite aware that my friend Wilmore is peculiar, but he is sincere, and as rich as a gold-mine, consequently, he may indulge his eccentricities without any fear of their ruining him, and I have promised to adhere to his instructions.†
Chpt 55-56
- The recent events, the solitary and eccentric position of the count, his enormous, nay, almost incredible fortune, should have made men cautious, and have altogether prevented ladies visiting a house where there was no one of their own sex to receive them; and yet curiosity had been enough to lead them to overleap the bounds of prudence and decorum.†
Chpt 63-64
- "One plan occurred to me," continued Albert; "Franz likes all that is eccentric; I tried to make him fall in love with Mademoiselle Danglars; but in spite of four letters, written in the most alluring style, he invariably answered: 'My eccentricity may be great, but it will not make me break my promise.'†
Chpt 67-68
- "One plan occurred to me," continued Albert; "Franz likes all that is eccentric; I tried to make him fall in love with Mademoiselle Danglars; but in spite of four letters, written in the most alluring style, he invariably answered: 'My eccentricity may be great, but it will not make me break my promise.'†
Chpt 67-68
- And did the eccentric person commit any new originality?†
Chpt 69-70
- Because, my dear fellow, you understand one must never be eccentric.†
Chpt 77-78
- Doubtless you wish to make me appear a very eccentric character.†
Chpt 87-88
- Tell your client that, although I am the insulted party, in order to carry out my eccentricity, I leave him the choice of arms, and will accept without discussion, without dispute, anything, even combat by drawing lots, which is always stupid, but with me different from other people, as I am sure to gain.†
Chpt 87-88
Definition:
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(eccentric) unconventional or strange; or a person with such traits