Offbeat
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɒfbiːt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Offbeat is a noun meaning (music) The beats not normally accented in a measure.
Meaning
(music) The beats not normally accented in a measure.
More Meanings
- Unusual; unconventional; not ordinary.
- (slang) An unconventional person, someone who does not follow the beat, who chooses not to conform.
Example Sentences
The congregation clapped along on the offbeat.
He has such an offbeat sense of humor that hardly anyone finds his jokes amusing.
Being an oddball, an offbeat, or a creative person, as Jourard sees the committed professional, is something all nurses should risk.
No one dignified such offbeats by responding to their outcries. Today, the "knockers of progress" have become a force that cannot be ignored.
Word Forms
- offbeats
- off-beat
- off beat
Synonyms for offbeat
Depending on context, synonyms include oddball, heteroclite, individualist, nonconformist, eccentric, maverick.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include kinky, quirky, way-out, far-out, unconventional, unaccent.
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