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bizarreness

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /bɪˈzɑː.nəs/
  • US: /bɪˈzɑɹ.nəs/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The state or quality of being bizarre.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • The room's bizarreness was underscored by the massive rubber duck serving as a conference table.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The result or product of being bizarre.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

strikingly out of the ordinary

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: outlandishness, weirdness

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: unfamiliarity, strangeness

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English bizarre Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English bizarreness From bizarre + -ness.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: bizarría — Translations