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 his book, Sultan wrote on the strangeness of the Valley’s homes temporarily annexed by adult entertainment, as if families had abandoned them suddenly overnight.
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
The show’s monsters can be startlingly intense, in fact, but none of them matches the strangeness of Steve Buscemi, as Nevermore’s new headmaster, dancing to Bruce Springsteen.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Heightening the strangeness is the fact that it’s shot in the style of Iranian meta cinema (think Abbas Kiarostami and Jafar Panahi), and the mostly Iranian cast speaks Farsi mixed with some French, as Rankin does himself.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 21 July 2025
The Ocho-fest kicks off Friday with a trifecta of strangeness.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 18 July 2025
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Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
The show’s monsters can be startlingly intense, in fact, but none of them matches the strangeness of Steve Buscemi, as Nevermore’s new headmaster, dancing to Bruce Springsteen.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Heightening the strangeness is the fact that it’s shot in the style of Iranian meta cinema (think Abbas Kiarostami and Jafar Panahi), and the mostly Iranian cast speaks Farsi mixed with some French, as Rankin does himself.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 21 July 2025
The Ocho-fest kicks off Friday with a trifecta of strangeness.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 18 July 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 20 Aug. 2025.
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