'Eclectic' definitions:
Definition of 'eclectic'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
noun
Someone who selects according to the eclectic method [syn: eclectic, eclecticist]
Definition of 'Eclectic'
From: GCIDE
- Eclectic \Ec*lec"tic\, n. One who follows an eclectic method. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Eclectic'
From: GCIDE
- Eclectic \Ec*lec"tic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to pick out, choose out: cf. F. ['e]clectique. See Eclogue, and cf. Elect.]
- 1. Selecting; choosing (what is true or excellent in doctrines, opinions, etc.) from various sources or systems; as, an eclectic philosopher. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Consisting, or made up, of what is chosen or selected; as, an eclectic method; an eclectic magazine. [1913 Webster]
- Eclectic physician, one of a class of practitioners of medicine, who select their modes of practice and medicines from all schools; formerly, sometimes the same as botanic physician. [U.S.]
- Eclectic school. (Paint.) See Bolognese school, under Bolognese. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'eclectic'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adoptive,
- amalgamated,
- ambiguous,
- ambivalent,
- amphibious,
- animist,
- animistic,
- appointive,
- assimilated,
- assorted,
- atomistic,
- blended,
- broad,
- catholic,
- choosing,
- choosy,
- combinative,
- combinatory,
- combined,
- complex,
- composite,
- compound,
- compounded,
- comprehensive,
- conglomerate,
- conjoint,
- conjugate,
- conjunctive,
- connective,
- consolidated,
- constituent,
- cosmotheistic,
- Cyrenaic,
- dappled,
- derived,
- discerning,
- discriminating,
- diverse,
- diversified,
- Eleatic,
- elective,
- electoral,
- empirical,
- Epicurean,
- equivocal,
- eudaemonistic,
- existential,
- fastidious,
- fifty-fifty,
- finicky,
- fused,
- fussy,
- half-and-half,
- hedonic,
- hedonist,
- hedonistic,
- heterogeneous,
- humanist,
- humanistic,
- idealistic,
- inclusive,
- incorporated,
- indiscriminate,
- instrumentalist,
- integrated,
- intricate,
- ironic,
- joined,
- joint,
- jumbled,
- many-sided,
- materialistic,
- mechanistic,
- medley,
- Megarian,
- merged,
- metaphysical,
- mingled,
- miscellaneous,
- mixed,
- monistic,
- motley,
- multifaceted,
- multifarious,
- multiform,
- multinational,
- multiracial,
- naturalistic,
- nominalist,
- one,
- panlogistical,
- pantheistic,
- particular,
- patchy,
- picky,
- pluralistic,
- positivist,
- positivistic,
- pragmatic,
- pragmatist,
- promiscuous,
- rationalistic,
- realist,
- realistic,
- scholastic,
- scrambled,
- select,
- selecting,
- selective,
- sensationalistic,
- Stoic,
- syncretic,
- syncretistic,
- syncretized,
- synthesized,
- theistic,
- thrown together,
- transcendentalist,
- transcendentalistic,
- united,
- unoriginal,
- utilitarian,
- varied,
- vitalistic,
- voluntarist,
- voluntaristic
Eclectic, AL -- U.S. town in Alabama
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Eclectic, AL -- U.S. town in Alabama
Population (2000) :
1037
Housing Units (2000) :
459
Land area (2000) :
4.238691 sq. miles (10.978158 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.045591 sq. miles (0.118081 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
4.284282 sq. miles (11.096239 sq. km)
FIPS code :
22816
Located within :
Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
Location :
32.641285 N, 86.038571 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
36024
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.