Eclectic

What do we mean by eclectic?

Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles. adjective

Made up of or combining elements from a variety of sources. adjective

One that follows an eclectic method. noun

Selecting; choosing; not confined to or following any one model or system, but selecting and appropriating whatever is considered best in all.

A practitioner of the American school of eclectic medicine.

One who, in whatever department of knowledge, not being convinced of the fundamental principles of any existing system, culls from the teachings of different schools such doctrines as seem to him probably true, conformable to good sense, wholesome in practice, or recommended by other secondary considerations; one who holds that opposing schools are right in their distinctive doctrines, wrong only in their opposition to one another. noun

Specifically— A follower of the ancient eclectic philosophy. noun

In the early church, a Christian who believed the doctrine of Plato to be conformable to the spirit of the gospel. noun

In medicine, a practitioner of eclectic medicine, either ancient or modern; an eclectic physician. noun

One who follows an eclectic method. noun

Selecting; choosing (what is true or excellent in doctrines, opinions, etc.) from various sources or systems. adjective

Consisting, or made up, of what is chosen or selected adjective

See Bolognese school, under Bolognese. adjective

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

Unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous. adjective

Someone who selects according to the eclectic method. noun

Selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas adjective

Someone who selects according to the eclectic method noun

Someone who selects according to the eclectic method.

This describes a combination of many different individual elements of styles, themes, mediums or inspirations pooled from many sources. It can refer to musical tastes, dress sense, interior design...many things. Urban Dictionary

Adjective used by artsy, liberal journalist types to describe just about any album ever produced. A record is particularly "electic" if its tracks vary between criticizing the world's power structures, commiserating about yucky, yucky girls, or talking about all the randomness that makes live "ever so worth living." In other words, it's about giving credence to incoherence. Urban Dictionary

Liking more than one type of music Urban Dictionary

Often used incorrectly to mean shit. Urban Dictionary

An eclectic collection Urban Dictionary

- A mix of various styles and artists - odd not quite retro style Urban Dictionary

A mish mash of styles shoved together that look like shit Urban Dictionary

A mispronunciation of “electric outlet” said by Marie, a Character featured in Persona 4 Golden. Urban Dictionary

Noun is an idealistic multi-faceted social construct, comprised of both primary and incidental properties; -primary a; virtue b; morality c; ethics -incidental a; economics b; politics Urban Dictionary

Someone who has various taste in music. Someone who is against all labels, even non-conforminism. They dress anyway that they want & act anyway that they want to as well. Shops just about anywhere & everywhere. Are usually very trendy & classy-looking people. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to eclectic:
eclectic, electic, electric, ecliptic, eutectic, eleatic, ephectic, elenctic, cleptic, eclectics.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word eclectic:
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Words that rhyme with eclectic:
apoplectic, hectic, dialectic, smectic, pectic.

Adjectives that are often used to describe eclectic:
great, beutler, true, generalist, technical, modest, analytic, universal, religious, florentine, young, old, graceful.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective eclectic:
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Words that sound like eclectic:
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