French Conversation · Level 16
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French word
éclectique
Pronunciation
IPA/eklɛktik/
Meaning
- adjectiveeclectic
Example
Elle a un goût éclectique pour la musique.
Her taste in music is eclectic.
More examples
Son style vestimentaire est éclectique.
His clothing style is eclectic.
Core concept
A playlist assembled from distinct musical and artistic traditions rather than from one recognized school.
Common phrases
goût éclectique
eclectic taste
musique éclectique
eclectic music
style éclectique
eclectic style
Similar words
divers: Marked by great variety in kind or nature.
varié: Containing a broad range of content or types without favoring one.
multiple: Involving several or many distinct elements, forms, or types.
Definition in French
Qui manifeste une grande variété de goûts, d'influences ou de styles sans appartenir à un seul modèle.
Word origin
Éclectique entered French as a learned term from Greek eklektikos, derived from eklegein, to choose among alternatives.
Usage tips
- The plural éclectiques adds a written s but keeps the same pronunciation as the singular éclectique.
Other meanings
- variedadjective
Opposites
- uniformeuniformadjective
- monocordemonotonousadjective
Related words
- éclectismeeclecticismnoun
- éclectiquementeclecticallyadverb