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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It’s called ‘Spiral’ and it’s set in 1980s Ireland and dripping in folklore, repression and the strangeness of the Irish countryside.
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
There’s archival sound in this episode of Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, author of Friday Black, who describes some of that strangeness experienced when taking a new book into the world.
—Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Another camera, an eye tuned to the subtle strangeness of an otherwise ordinary day—someone or something, somewhere, must have caught a glimmer of the truth.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
That strangeness has fed centuries of myth.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
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Alex Ritman, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
There’s archival sound in this episode of Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, author of Friday Black, who describes some of that strangeness experienced when taking a new book into the world.
—Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Another camera, an eye tuned to the subtle strangeness of an otherwise ordinary day—someone or something, somewhere, must have caught a glimmer of the truth.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
That strangeness has fed centuries of myth.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Strangeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strangeness. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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