eclectic

variado, heterogéneo

Que reúne muchas cosas distintas que pueden tener poco en común.

En inglés sencillo: Including many different things that do not necessarily have much in common.

• She has eclectic tastes in music.
• The shop sells an eclectic mix of gifts.
• His bookshelves hold an eclectic collection of novels and travel guides.

Sinónimos: varied, diverse, mixed, heterogeneous

Antónimos: uniform

Expresiones frecuentes: eclectic mix, eclectic collection, eclectic tastes

ecléctico

Que elige y combina ideas, métodos o estilos útiles o atractivos de distintas fuentes.

En inglés sencillo: Choosing and combining useful or appealing ideas, methods, or styles from different sources.

• Her style is eclectic.
• He takes an eclectic approach to teaching.
• The architect combined eclectic influences in the building's design.

Sinónimos: selective, wide-ranging

Expresiones frecuentes: eclectic approach, eclectic style, eclectic influences

ecléctico

Persona que elige ideas o métodos de distintos sistemas en vez de seguir uno solo.

En inglés sencillo: Someone who chooses ideas or methods from different systems instead of following just one.

• As an eclectic, she draws ideas from several traditions.
• The philosopher was an eclectic rather than a follower of one school.
• These eclectics combined methods from different systems.

Expresiones frecuentes: an eclectic, philosophical eclectic, an independent eclectic