Enfant terrible
Enfant terrible noun - A person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs.
Usage example: an author who reveled in his role as the enfant terrible of American letters
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Synonyms for Enfant terrible
Eccentric and enfant terrible are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Eccentric" instead a noun phrase "Enfant terrible".
Eccentric
Eccentric noun - A person of odd or whimsical habits.
Enfant terrible and eccentric are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Enfant terrible" instead a noun "Eccentric".
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Related pairs
- character and enfant terrible
- character and eccentric
- original and enfant terrible
- original and eccentric
- nut and enfant terrible
- nut and eccentric
- weirdo and enfant terrible
- weirdo and eccentric
- oddball and enfant terrible
- oddball and eccentric
- aberrant and enfant terrible
- aberrant and eccentric
- freak and enfant terrible
- freak and eccentric
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