eclectic
/ɪˈklɛktɪk/
adjective
adjective: eclectic; adjective: Eclectic
- deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.
"universities offering an eclectic mix of courses"
Similar: wide, broad, extensive, comprehensive, encyclopedic, general, universal, diverse, liberal, all-embracing, inclusive, indiscriminate, multifaceted, miscellaneous, assorted, selective.
Opposite: narrow, dogmatic.
- PHILOSOPHY
denoting or belonging to a class of ancient philosophers who did not belong to or found any recognized school of thought but selected doctrines from various schools of thought.
noun
noun: eclectic; plural noun: eclectics
a person who derives ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.
- Eclectics Collective.