eclectic

adj.

1. Selecting or employing individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles: an eclectic taste in music; an eclectic approach to managing the economy.
2. Made up of or combining elements from a variety of sources: “a popular bar patronized by an eclectic collection of artists, writers, secretaries and aging soldiers on reserve duty” (Curtis Wilkie).

n.

One that follows an eclectic method.

[Greek eklektikos, selective, from eklektos, selected, from eklegein, to select : ek-, out; see ecto– + legein, to gather.]

eclectically e·clec'ti·cal·ly adv.

adj

Definition: comprehensive, general
Antonyms: incomprehensive, narrow, particular, specific, unvaried

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IN BRIEF: Made up of what is selected from different sources.

Madeline's guests were quite impressed by her eclectic collection of musical recordings.

Common misspelling(s) of eclectic

• electic

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - eklektisk, udvælgende
n. - eklektiker, tilhænger af eklektisk tankegang

Nederlands (Dutch)
eclectisch (het beste uitkiezend), iemand die eclectisch werkt

Français (French)
adj. - éclectique
n. - éclectique, éclectisme

Deutsch (German)
n. - Eklektiker (jmd. der Ideen von verschiedenen Quellen ableitet)
adj. - eklektisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (φιλοσ.) εκλεκτικιστής
adj. - εκλεκτικός, εκλεκτικιστικός

Italiano (Italian)
eclettico

Português (Portuguese)
n., -
adj. - eclético (m)

Русский (Russian)
эклектик, эклектический

Español (Spanish)
adj. - ecléctico
n. - ecléctico

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - eklektiker
adj. - eklektisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
选择的, 折衷的, 折衷主义者, 折衷派的人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 選擇的, 折衷的
n. - 折衷主義者, 折衷派的人

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 취사 선택하는 , 절충의
n. - 절충 주의자

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 取捨選択する, 折衷主義の, 折衷的な, 取捨選択的な
n. - 折衷学派の哲学者, 折衷主義者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شخص انتقائي (صفه) انتقائي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מלקט ממקורות שונים, מלוקט, אקלקטי, אינו קשור לפילוסופיה מסוימת‬
n. - ‮אקלקטיקן, לקטן‬

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