strangeness
noun
strange·ness
ˈstrānj-nəs 
1
: the quality or state of being strange
2
: the flavor characterizing a strange quark
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Like an early Yorgos Lanthimos, the strangeness of the premise does a lot of heavy lifting, but the performers literally bring character to what might easily have been a one-note movie.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
The sentences do not show themselves off, are not self-conscious of their strangeness.
—Book Marks
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
That moment, too, capitalizes on Tillman’s ability to radiate intimidation by way of an otherworldly strangeness, a quality that feels exciting in its sheer potential and, in this moment, award-worthy in its own right.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2025
If the self-help cant of the title seems to glitch or stutter, the book’s contents shimmer with the same strangeness.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2025
The sentences do not show themselves off, are not self-conscious of their strangeness.
—Book Marks
august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
That moment, too, capitalizes on Tillman’s ability to radiate intimidation by way of an otherworldly strangeness, a quality that feels exciting in its sheer potential and, in this moment, award-worthy in its own right.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2025
If the self-help cant of the title seems to glitch or stutter, the book’s contents shimmer with the same strangeness.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
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“Strangeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strangeness. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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