Eclectic

Quick meaning: Eclectic is an adjective meaning Selecting a mixture of what appears to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles.

Meaning

Selecting a mixture of what appears to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles.

More Meanings

1. Unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous.
2. Someone who selects according to the eclectic method.

Example Sentences

Though rooted in jazz, Byron's music is stylistically eclectic.

Colvin said Obama has an eclectic taste in music, listening to everything from Indonesian flute music to OutKast to Motown.

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.

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.

Word Forms

• eclectick
• eclectics

Synonyms for eclectic

Depending on context, synonyms include heterogeneous, discriminating, eclecticist.

Antonyms for eclectic

Common opposites include exclusive, homogeneous, orthodox, standard, uniform.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include eclecticist, discriminating, diverse, diversified, varied, assorted.

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