Phrase guide

high strangeness

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A quality of being peculiar, bizarre, utterly absurd.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, uncountable

Examples

  • 2011, Wm. Michael Mott, Pulp Winds Also included is an article on Fortean matters along the lines of the research presented in Caverns, Cauldrons, and Concealed Creatures, Mott's definitive non-fiction opus on high strangeness, hidden beings, and real-life mysteries.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Introduced by the astronomer Dr. J. Allen Hynek in the 1970s.