English Explanatory Dictionary

offbeat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The beats not normally accented in a measure.
  2. An unconventional person, someone who does not follow the beat, who chooses not to conform.
adj
  1. Unusual; unconventional; not ordinary.

Pronunciation

/ˈɒfbiːt/ /ɒfˈbiːt/ En-au-offbeat.ogg

Word forms

offbeat offbeats off-beat off beat more offbeat most offbeat

Etymology

From off- + beat; not following the beat (e.g., of a drum that sounds out cadence).

Synonyms

oddball free spirit heteroclite individualist nonconformist eccentric maverick misfit offbeat bizarro coot crackpot crank freak glaik hard case kook live one nutbag nutbar nutcase nutter oddity odd bod odd duck odd fish queerdo queer fish rum strange bird strange fish strangeling wack wacko weirdie weirdling weirdo wild man wingnut odd peculiar weird aberrant abnormal alien anomalous as queer as Dick's hatband bizarre booky curious deviant discrepant eerie eldritch errant exceptional extraordinary fey forby freakish

Derived words

offbeatness
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