The difference between Eccentric and Odd

When used as nouns, eccentric means one who does not behave like others, whereas odd means an .

When used as adjectives, eccentric means not at or in the centre, whereas odd means single.

check bellow for the other definitions of Eccentric and Odd

  1. Eccentric as an adjective:

    Not at or in the centre; away from the centre.

  2. Eccentric as an adjective:

    Not perfectly circular; elliptical.

    Examples:

    "As of 2008, Margaret had the most eccentric orbit of any moon in the solar system, though Nereid's mean eccentricity is greater."

  3. Eccentric as an adjective:

    Having a different center; not concentric.

  4. Eccentric as an adjective (of a person):

    Deviating from the norm; behaving unexpectedly or differently.

  5. Eccentric as an adjective (physiology, of a motion):

    Against or in the opposite direction of contraction of a muscle (e.g., such as results from flexion of the lower arm (bending of the elbow joint) by an external force while contracting the triceps and other elbow extensor muscles to control that movement; opening of the jaw while flexing the masseter).

  6. Eccentric as an adjective:

    Having different goals or motives.

  1. Eccentric as a noun:

    One who does not behave like others.

  2. Eccentric as a noun (slang):

    A kook; a person of bizarre habits or beliefs.

  3. Eccentric as a noun (geometry):

    A circle not having the same centre as another.

  4. Eccentric as a noun (engineering):

    A disk or wheel with its axis off centre, giving a reciprocating motion.

  1. Odd as an adjective (not comparable):

    Single; sole; singular; not having a mate.

    Examples:

    "Optimistically, he had a corner of a drawer for odd socks."

  2. Odd as an adjective (obsolete):

    Singular in excellence; unique; sole; matchless; peerless; famous.

  3. Odd as an adjective:

    Singular in looks or character; peculiar; eccentric.

  4. Odd as an adjective:

    Strange, unusual.

    Examples:

    "She slept in, which was very odd."

  5. Odd as an adjective (not comparable):

    Occasional; infrequent.

    Examples:

    "but for the odd exception"

  6. Odd as an adjective (not comparable):

    Left over, remaining when the rest have been grouped.

    Examples:

    "I'm the odd one out."

  7. Odd as an adjective (not comparable):

    Casual, irregular, not planned.

    Examples:

    "He's only worked odd jobs."

  8. Odd as an adjective (not comparable, in combination with a number):

    About, approximately.

    Examples:

    "There were thirty-odd people in the room."

  9. Odd as an adjective (not comparable):

    Indivisible by two; not even.

    Examples:

    "The product of odd numbers is also odd."

  10. Odd as an adjective:

    Sporadic; scattered in frequency; occurring randomly

    Examples:

    "I don't speak Latin well, so in hearing a dissertation in Latin, I would only be able to make out the odd word of it."

  11. Odd as an adjective (sports):

    On the left.

    Examples:

    "He served from the odd court. "

  1. Odd as a noun (mathematics, diminutive):

    An .

    Examples:

    "So let's see. There are two evens here and three odds."

  2. Odd as a noun (colloquial):

    Something left over, not forming part of a set.

    Examples:

    "I've got three complete sets of these [[trading card]]s for sale, plus a few dozen odds."

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