Eclectic comes from the Greek adjective eklektikos, meaning “picking out, selecting what appears to be best,” which in turn comes from the verb eklegein, meaning “to select.”

ECLECTIC definition: selecting or choosing from various sources. See examples of eclectic used in a sentence.

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.

Methods, beliefs, ideas, etc. that are eclectic combine whatever seem the best or most useful things from many different areas or systems, rather than following a single system:

Definition of eclectic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

When something is described as eclectic, it suggests that it combines elements from different traditions, backgrounds, or genres, creating a unique and often harmonious blend.

The English word eclectic first appeared in the seventeenth century to describe philosophers who did not belong to a particular school of thought, but instead assembled their doctrines by …

An eclectic collection of objects, ideas, or beliefs is wide-ranging and comes from many different sources.

eclectic (adjective) eclectic /ɪ ˈ klɛktɪk/ adjective Britannica Dictionary definition of ECLECTIC [more eclectic; most eclectic] : including things taken from many different sources

Synonyms for ECLECTIC: varied, diverse, mixed, assorted, heterogeneous, chaotic, messy, miscellaneous; Antonyms of ECLECTIC: homogeneous, same, uniform, like, identical, …