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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Despite the deluge of new data, the megaliths had given up none of their obdurate strangeness.
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Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Advertisement While most fish-out-of-water stories are keen to highlight the strangeness of the world in which the protagonist has embedded themselves, Rental Family treats the curios of Japanese culture with the utmost respect and a naturalistic approach.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 21 Nov. 2025
Stepping back in time to relive the innocence and strangeness of being a kid was a deeply healing experience for Cooley.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
The strangeness is the point, and the strangeness is worth savoring.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
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Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Advertisement While most fish-out-of-water stories are keen to highlight the strangeness of the world in which the protagonist has embedded themselves, Rental Family treats the curios of Japanese culture with the utmost respect and a naturalistic approach.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 21 Nov. 2025
Stepping back in time to relive the innocence and strangeness of being a kid was a deeply healing experience for Cooley.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Nov. 2025
The strangeness is the point, and the strangeness is worth savoring.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 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 5 Dec. 2025.
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