noun🔗ShareContretempsThe beats not normally accented in a measure."The congregation clapped along on the offbeat."L'assemblée a applaudi sur le contretemps.musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOriginal, anticonformisteAn unconventional person, someone who does not follow the beat, who chooses not to conform."My aunt is a true offbeat; she wears mismatched socks and always dances to her own rhythm. "Ma tante est une vraie originale ; elle porte des chaussettes dépareillées et danse toujours à son propre rythme.personcharacterstylecultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareInhabituel, non conventionnelUnusual; unconventional; not ordinary."He has such an offbeat sense of humor that hardly anyone finds his jokes amusing."Il a un sens de l'humour si inhabituel que presque personne ne trouve ses blagues amusantes.stylecharacterattitudecultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
