bizarreness

noun

Definition of bizarrenessnext
as in strangeness

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Recent Examples of bizarreness The bizarreness didn’t stop there. — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 9 June 2026 Roots are produced from the base of the bulb, but in an odd twist of botanical bizarreness, the roots are produced toward the end of the bloom time. — Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bizarreness
  1. strangeness
  2. unfamiliarity
Noun
  • The strangeness rests on the antique, out-of-time nature of the set dressing, but also in the slightly off color combinations Arnold and his team chose, and in the sense of things being hand-made, injecting the sense of A Presence into the space.
    — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The philosophical qualities that define Lindelof’s best work, as well as his stories’ exhilarating strangeness, get lost in the jumble of voices.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of strangeness
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  • Every last member of the Chiefs’ offensive line is familiar with Benson’s, well, unfamiliarity with a starting job in their first NFL training camp.
    — Sam McDowell August 6, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The reasons are many, ranging from the slow adoption of new medical technologies, to many urologists’ unfamiliarity with interpreting MRI scans, to the loss of income from doing fewer biopsies.
    — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 5 Aug. 2026
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