eclectic
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eclectic
- /ɛkˈlɛk.tɪk/
- /ɪˈklɛk.tɪk/
Rhymes with -ɛktɪk
Where it comes from
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.
adjective more eclectic · most eclectic · eclectick
- Selecting a mixture of what appears to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles. Chunder Sen and the Progressive Brahmists broke entirely with Hinduism...and he selected from the scriptures of all creeds what seemed best in them for instruction and for worship. […] It is an eclectic religion: it seeks to select what is good from all religions, and it has become the latest eviden
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Unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous.
All members of the Hominoidea, apes and man, show an eclectic taste in food but select, from a wide range of possibilities, only a few to provide the bulk of their diet.
Similar: heterogeneous
Opposite: exclusive, homogeneous, orthodox, standard, uniform
noun eclectics · eclectick
- Someone who selects according to the eclectic method. Neo-Pagans are eclectics, often borrowing from a variety of cultural traditions as they try to shape their religious organizations and practices to meet group and individual needs.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: eclecticist, discriminating, diverse, diversified, varied, assorted, heterogeneous, multifarious, wide-ranging, comprehensive, inclusive, catholic, mixed, broad, all-embracing, motley
adjective
Opposite: exclusive, homogeneous, orthodox, standard, uniform
Translations
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adj selecting a mixture of what appear to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles
| Español | ecléctico |
|---|---|
| Português | eclético |
| Français | éclectique |
| Deutsch | eklektisch, vielseitig |
| Italiano | eclettico |
| Ελληνικά | εκλεκτικός eklektikós |
| Română | eclectic |
| Русский | эклектичный eklektičnyj |
adj unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous
| Español | heterogéneo, heteróclito, disparatado |
|---|---|
| Português | eclético |
| Français | hétérogène, hétéroclite disparate, de bric et de broc |
| Deutsch | heterogen, verschiedenartig |
| Italiano | eclettico, disparato, heteroclitico, eterogeneo, poliedrico, versatile |
| Română | eterogen |
| Русский | разнородный raznorodnyj |
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title = {eclectic},
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