All 4 Uses of
eccentric
in
A Raisin in the Sun
- Oh, don't be so proud of yourself, Bennie—just because you look eccentric.
Scene 2.1 *eccentric = unconventional or strange
- How can something that's natural be eccentric?†
Scene 2.1
- That's what being eccentric means—being natural.†
Scene 2.1
- BENEATHA ignores the eccentricity of his actions and goes on with the monologue of insult) Did you dream of yachts on Lake Michigan, Brother?†
Scene 3.1eccentricity = unconventional or strange behavior
Definitions:
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(1)
(eccentric) unconventional or strange; or a person with such traits -- often in a way that seems interesting or harmless
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, in technical usage, eccentric can mean "not concentric".