eccentricity

Universal Words (plural eccentricities) noun 1 [U] behaviour that people think is strange or unusual; the quality of being unusual and different from other people: As a teacher, she had a reputation for eccentricity. * Arthur was noted for the eccentricity of his clothes. 2 [C,usually pl.] an unusual act or habit: We all have our little eccentricities. * I had long since grown used to the eccentricities of his driving technique.