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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In the face of this workaday jangle of strangeness and complexity, paranoia starts to seem like a perfectly rational response.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
The strangeness begins with that Godlike narrator, who flicks a diabolical tail.
—James Wood, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
The strangeness heightens as one of the staff members tries to staunch an incessant nosebleed mid-conversation and when Elisabeth launches into an almost 10-minute fit of laughter.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
Despite the strangeness of it all, something clicked.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
The strangeness begins with that Godlike narrator, who flicks a diabolical tail.
—James Wood, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
The strangeness heightens as one of the staff members tries to staunch an incessant nosebleed mid-conversation and when Elisabeth launches into an almost 10-minute fit of laughter.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025
Despite the strangeness of it all, something clicked.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for strangeness
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“Strangeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strangeness. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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