eclectic

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From French éclectique, from Ancient Greek ἐκλεκτικός (eklektikós, “selective”), from ἐκλέγω (eklégō, “to pick, choose”), from ἐκ (ek, “out, from”) + λέγω (légō, “to choose, count”). Cognate to elect.

70 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: еклекти́чен (eklektíčen) — selecting a mixture of what appear to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles
• Catalan: eclèctic — selecting a mixture of what appear to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles
• Czech: eklektický — selecting a mixture of what appear to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles
• Danish: eklektisk — selecting a mixture of what appear to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles
• Dutch: eclectisch — selecting a mixture of what appear to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles
• Finnish: eklektinen — selecting a mixture of what appear to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles
• Finnish: valikoiva — selecting a mixture of what appear to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles
• French: éclectique — selecting a mixture of what appear to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles
• German: eklektisch — selecting a mixture of what appear to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles
• German: vielseitig — selecting a mixture of what appear to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles
• Greek: εκλεκτικός (eklektikós) — selecting a mixture of what appear to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles
• Hungarian: eklektikus — selecting a mixture of what appear to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles
• Icelandic: sem velur úr það besta — selecting a mixture of what appear to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles
• Italian: eclettico — selecting a mixture of what appear to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles
• Latin: eclecticus — selecting a mixture of what appear to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles
• Macedonian: еклектичен (eklektičen) — selecting a mixture of what appear to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles
• Manx: femblagh — selecting a mixture of what appear to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles
• Norwegian Bokmål: eklektisk — selecting a mixture of what appear to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles
• Norwegian Nynorsk: eklektisk — selecting a mixture of what appear to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles
• Polish: eklektyczny — selecting a mixture of what appear to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles
• Portuguese: eclético — selecting a mixture of what appear to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles
• Romanian: eclectic — selecting a mixture of what appear to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles
• Russian: эклектичный (eklektičnyj) — selecting a mixture of what appear to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles
• Spanish: ecléctico — selecting a mixture of what appear to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles
• Swedish: eklektisk — selecting a mixture of what appear to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles
• Bulgarian: разнообра́зен (raznoobrázen) — unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous
• Bulgarian: разноро́ден (raznoróden) — unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous
• Bulgarian: разнови́ден (raznovíden) — unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous
• Catalan: eclèctic — unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous
• Czech: eklektický — unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous
• Dutch: uiteenlopend — unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous
• Finnish: monenkirjava — unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous
• Finnish: monivivahteinen — unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous
• Finnish: eklektinen — unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous
• French: hétérogène — unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous
• French: hétéroclite disparate — unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous
• French: de bric et de broc — unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous
• German: heterogen — unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous
• German: verschiedenartig — unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous
• Italian: eclettico — unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous
• Italian: disparato — unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous
• Italian: heteroclitico — unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous
• Italian: eterogeneo — unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous
• Italian: poliedrico — unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous
• Italian: versatile — unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous
• Latin: eclecticus — unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous
• Macedonian: разновиден (raznoviden) — unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous
• Manx: femblagh — unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous
• Norwegian: blanding — unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous
• Portuguese: eclético — unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous
• Romanian: eterogen — unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous
• Russian: разнородный (raznorodnyj) — unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous
• Spanish: heterogéneo — unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous
• Spanish: heteróclito — unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous
• Spanish: disparatado — unrelated and unspecialized; heterogeneous
• Bulgarian: еклекти́к (eklektík) — one who selects by the eclectic method
• Czech: eklektik — one who selects by the eclectic method
• Danish: eklektiker — one who selects by the eclectic method
• Dutch: eclecticus — one who selects by the eclectic method
• Finnish: eklektikko — one who selects by the eclectic method
• German: Eklektiker — one who selects by the eclectic method
• Italian: eclettico — one who selects by the eclectic method
• Macedonian: еклектичар (eklektičar) — one who selects by the eclectic method
• Portuguese: eclético — one who selects by the eclectic method
• Romanian: eclectic — one who selects by the eclectic method
• Russian: экле́ктик (ekléktik) — one who selects by the eclectic method
• Serbo-Croatian: еклектик — one who selects by the eclectic method
• Serbo-Croatian: eklektik — one who selects by the eclectic method
• Spanish: ecléctico — one who selects by the eclectic method
• Swedish: eklektiker — one who selects by the eclectic method