eclectic
Collocations
5ADJ.
evident
VERB + ECLECTIC
show, tends
ECLECTIC + NOUN
food, music
PREP.
in
ADV.
stylistically
Definitions
adj
Selecting a mixture of what appears to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles.
Chunder Sen and the Progressive Brahmists broke entirely with Hinduism...and he selected from the scriptures of all creeds what seemed best in them for instruction and for worship. […] It is an eclectic religion: it seeks to select what is good from all religions, and it has become the latest evidence that no eclectic religion can ever influence large numbers of men.
Though rooted in jazz, Byron's music is stylistically eclectic.
Unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous.
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.
Colvin said Obama has an eclectic taste in music, listening to everything from Indonesian flute music to OutKast to Motown.
noun
Someone who selects according to the eclectic method.
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.
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noun — someone who selects according to the eclectic method
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6Chunder Sen and the Progressive Brahmists broke entirely with Hinduism...and he selected from the scriptures of all creeds what seemed best in them for instruction and for worship. […] It is an eclect
WiktionaryThough rooted in jazz, Byron's music is stylistically eclectic.
WiktionaryAll 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.
WiktionaryNeo-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.
WiktionaryHer eclectic taste was evident from the unusual decor of the room.
Tatoeba · #3068922Tom has an eclectic taste in music.
Tatoeba · #3365421