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imprudent
English
Etymology
From Middle French imprudent, from Latin impr?dens (“not foreseeing, ignorant”), prefix im- (“not”) + pr?dens (“foreseeing, skilled, judicious”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?p?ud?nt/
Adjective
imprudent (comparative more imprudent, superlative most imprudent)
- Not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper.
- Synonyms: indiscreet, injudicious, incautious, ill-advised, unwise, heedless, careless, rash, negligent
- Antonym: prudent
- 1711, John Strype, The Life and Acts of Matthew Parker, volume 1.
- Here Her Majesty took a great dislike at the imprudent behavior of many of the Ministers and Readers.
Derived terms
- imprudently
Related terms
- imprudence
Translations
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin impr?dens.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /im.p?u?dent/
- (Central) IPA(key): /im.p?u?den/
Adjective
imprudent (masculine and feminine plural imprudents)
- imprudent, unwise
- Antonym: prudent
Derived terms
- imprudentment
Related terms
- imprudència
Further reading
- “imprudent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “imprudent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “imprudent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “imprudent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
From Latin impr?dens.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.p?y.d??/
Adjective
imprudent (feminine singular imprudente, masculine plural imprudents, feminine plural imprudentes)
- imprudent, rash
- Antonym: prudent
Derived terms
- imprudemment
Related terms
- imprudence
Further reading
- “imprudent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Romanian
Etymology
From French imprudent
Adjective
imprudent m or n (feminine singular imprudent?, masculine plural impruden?i, feminine and neuter plural imprudente)
- imprudent
Declension
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eccentric
English
Alternative forms
- eccentrick (obsolete)
- excentric
- excentrick (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle French excentrique, from Medieval Latin excentricus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (ékkentros, “not having the earth as the center of an orbit”), from ?? (ek, “out”) + ??????? (kéntron, “point”). Equivalent to ex- +? -centric.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?k?s?nt??k/
- (US) IPA(key): /?k?s?nt??k/
Adjective
eccentric (comparative more eccentric, superlative most eccentric)
- Not at or in the centre; away from the centre.
- 2011, Michael Laver, Ernest Sergenti. Party Competition: An Agent-Based Model, page 125,
- Strikingly, we see that party births tend systematically to be at policy positions that are significantly more eccentric than those of surviving parties, whatever decision rule these parties use.
- 2011, Michael Laver, Ernest Sergenti. Party Competition: An Agent-Based Model, page 125,
- Not perfectly circular; elliptical.
- As of 2008, Margaret had the most eccentric orbit of any moon in the solar system, though Nereid's mean eccentricity is greater.
- Having a different center; not concentric.
- (of a person) Deviating from the norm; behaving unexpectedly or differently; unconventional and slightly strange.
- 1801, Author not named, Fyfield (John), entry in Eccentric Biography; Or, Sketches of Remarkable Characters, Ancient and Modern, page 127,
- He was a man of a most eccentric turn of mind, and great singularity of conduct.
- 1807, G. H. Wilson (editor), The Eccentric Mirror, Volume 3, page 17,
- Such is not the case with Mr. Martin Van Butchell, one of the most eccentric characters to be found in the British metropolis, and a gentleman of indisputable science and abilities, but whose strange humors and extraordinary habits, have rather tended to obscure than to display the talents he possessed.
- 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience, Lecture I:
- There can be no doubt that as a matter of fact a religious life, exclusively pursued, does tend to make the person exceptional and eccentric.
- 1956, Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, 2012, unnumbered page,
- Khedron was the only other person in the city who could be called eccentric—and even his eccentricity had been planned by the designers of Diaspar.
- 1801, Author not named, Fyfield (John), entry in Eccentric Biography; Or, Sketches of Remarkable Characters, Ancient and Modern, page 127,
- (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).
- Having different goals or motives.
- a. 1626, Francis Bacon, 1867, Richard Whately (analysis and notes), James R. Boyd (editor), Essay XI: Wisdom for a Man's Self, Lord Bacon's Essays, page 171,
- […] for whatsoever affairs pass such a man's hands he crooketh them to his own ends, which must needs be often eccentric to those of his master or state: […]
- a. 1626, Francis Bacon, 1867, Richard Whately (analysis and notes), James R. Boyd (editor), Essay XI: Wisdom for a Man's Self, Lord Bacon's Essays, page 171,
Usage notes
- (physiology, of motion): Motions that are eccentric or the opposite (concentric) are classified as isotonic (“having equal tension”), the antonym of which is isometric (“retaining equal length”). See also Isometric exercise on Wikipedia.Wikipedia .
Synonyms
- (not at or in the centre): eccentrical, excentrical
- (not perfectly circular): eccentrical, excentrical
- (having a different centre): eccentrical, excentrical
- (deviating from the norm): eccentrical, excentrical, odd, abnormal; see also Thesaurus:eccentric
- (against the contraction of a muscle):
- (having different goals or motives): eccentrical, excentrical
Antonyms
- (against the contraction of a muscle): concentric
Derived terms
- eccentrically
- eccentric anomaly
- eccentric contraction
- eccentric flint
- eccentric hypertrophy
Related terms
- central
- centric
- eccentricity
Translations
Noun
eccentric (plural eccentrics)
- One who does not behave like others.
- 1989, Jeffrey Robinson, Rainier and Grace, page 26:
- A tiny, feisty woman who always spoke her mind, Charlotte was an eccentric in the wonderful way that some women from the last century were natural eccentrics.
- 1998, Michael Gross, Life On The Edge, 2001, page ix,
- Eccentrics live longer, happier, and healthier lives than conformist normal citizens, according to the neuropsychologist David Weeks.
- 1989, Jeffrey Robinson, Rainier and Grace, page 26:
- (slang) A kook; a person of bizarre habits or beliefs.
- (geometry) A circle not having the same centre as another.
- (engineering) A disk or wheel with its axis off centre, giving a reciprocating motion.
Synonyms
- (person who does not behave like others): misfit, nonconformist; see also Thesaurus:maverick
- (person of bizarre habits or beliefs): crank, odd duck, weirdo; see also Thesaurus:strange person
Translations
See also
- acentric
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