offbeat
offbeat · more offbeat · most offbeat
Unusual; unconventional; not ordinaryUnusual; unconventional; not ordinary.
/ɒfˈbiːt/
Meaning
1 senses(figuratively, slang)Unusual; unconventional; not ordinary.
He has such an offbeat sense of humor that hardly anyone finds his jokes amusing.
ungewöhnlich, unkonventionell, schräg
нестанда́ртныйnestandártnyj, нетрадицио́нныйnetradiciónnyj, нешабло́нныйnešablónnyj
(informal) strikingly unconventional
Translations
5 languagesРусский
unusual, unconventional, not ordinary:
Deutsch
unusual, unconventional, not ordinary:
Origin
From off- + beat; not following the beat (e.g., of a drum that sounds out cadence).From off- + beat; not following the beat (e.g., of a drum that sounds out cadence).
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Forms
more offbeat, most offbeat| Comparative | more offbeat Lesson |
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| Superlative | most offbeat Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
66 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedoffbeatness
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form