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offbeat
off·beat O0037200 (ôf′bēt′, ŏf′-)n. Music An unaccented beat in a measure.adj. (ôf′bēt′, ŏf′-) Slang Not conforming to an ordinary type or pattern; unconventional: offbeat humor.offbeat (ˈɒfˌbiːt) n (Classical Music) music any of the normally unaccented beats in a bar, such as the second and fourth beats in a bar of four-four time. They are stressed in most rock and some jazz and dance music, such as the bossa novaadja. unusual, unconventional, or eccentricb. (as noun): he liked the offbeat in fashion. off•beat (adj. ˈɔfˈbit, ˈɒf-; n. -ˌbit)
adj. 1. differing from the usual or expected; unconventional: an offbeat comedian. n. 2. an unaccented beat of a measure in music. [1925–30] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | offbeat - an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)upbeatmusical rhythm, rhythm, beat - the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music; "the piece has a fast rhythm"; "the conductor set the beat" | | Adj. | 1. | offbeat - informal terms; strikingly unconventionalfar-out, quirky, way-out, kinkyunconventional - not conventional or conformist; "unconventional life styles" |
offbeatadjective unusual, odd, strange, novel, out there (slang), extraordinary, bizarre, weird, way-out (informal), eccentric, abnormal, queer, irregular, rum (Brit. slang), uncommon, Bohemian, unconventional, far-out (slang), idiosyncratic, kinky (informal), off-the-wall (slang), unorthodox, oddball (informal), out of the ordinary, left-field (informal), freaky (slang), wacko (slang), outré, boho his dark, offbeat sense of humour
common, traditional, normal, usual, ordinary, conventional, orthodox, stereotyped, run-of-the-mill, unoriginaloffbeatadjectiveSlang. Not usual or ordinary:atypic, atypical, novel, unconventional, unordinary, unusual, unwonted.Translations
offbeat
offbeat Music any of the normally unaccented beats in a bar, such as the second and fourth beats in a bar of four-four time. They are stressed in most rock and some jazz and dance music, such as the bossa nova offbeat
Synonyms for offbeatadj unusualSynonyms- unusual
- odd
- strange
- novel
- out there
- extraordinary
- bizarre
- weird
- way-out
- eccentric
- abnormal
- queer
- irregular
- rum
- uncommon
- Bohemian
- unconventional
- far-out
- idiosyncratic
- kinky
- off-the-wall
- unorthodox
- oddball
- out of the ordinary
- left-field
- freaky
- wacko
- outré
- boho
Antonyms- common
- traditional
- normal
- usual
- ordinary
- conventional
- orthodox
- stereotyped
- run-of-the-mill
- unoriginal
Synonyms for offbeatadj not usual or ordinarySynonyms- atypic
- atypical
- novel
- unconventional
- unordinary
- unusual
- unwonted
Synonyms for offbeatnoun an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)SynonymsRelated Wordsadj informal termsSynonyms- far-out
- quirky
- way-out
- kinky
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