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Meaning of strangeness
The quality of being unusual or unexpected.
Etymology of strangeness
The word "strangeness" originated from the Old English word "strang" or "strange", which is derived from the Old French word "estrange", meaning "foreign" or "unusual", and is related to the Latin word "extraneus", meaning "external" or "foreign"
The word has been used in the English language since the 14th century to describe something or someone that is unusual, unexpected, or unfamiliar
Synonyms
weirdness
oddness
queerness
bizarreness
eccentricity
abnormality
anomaly
irregularity
incongruity
inconsistency
unfamiliarity
unusualness
peculiarity
curiousness
mysteriousness
enigmaticness
inexplicability
puzzlement
perplexity
bewilderment
astonishment
surprise
shock
incredulity
disbelief
skepticism
doubtfulness
uncertainty
ambiguity
obscurity
vagueness
indefiniteness
indistinctness
murkiness
fogginess
haziness
Definitions
- The state or quality of being strange, unusual, or unexpected
- * A strange or unusual feature, aspect, or quality
Usage Examples
- The strangeness of the situation made it difficult to understand what was happening
- * The artist's use of unusual materials added to the strangeness of the sculpture
- * The tourist felt a sense of strangeness in the foreign city, where everything was new and unfamiliar
Antonyms
normality
familiarity
usualness
regularity
consistency
predictability
conventionality
standardness
ordinariness
commonness
mundaneness
dullness
tameness
blandness
unremarkability
insignificance
inconspicuousness
unobtrusiveness