weirdness

noun

Definition of weirdnessnext
1
as in kookiness

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2
as in abnormality

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Recent Examples of weirdness And there’s the feeling that true weirdness is always just one lysergic layer below reality that characterized his 2018 cult classic Under the Silver Lake. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2026 The lore of that game and how Tuchel won it probably explain the weirdness of his tactics at the end of the semi-final. — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 16 July 2026 From weirdness to a new kind of computer So, what does all this mean for the future of computers? — Aldo Romero, The Conversation, 15 July 2026 In the pool bath, a Scott Zaragoza tondo of Jeff as a dapper explorer confronting a gargantuan Venus flytrap strikes a pitch-perfect note of weirdness. — Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 1 July 2026 The weirdness around a 2024 neck injury that cost Chicago Cubs right-hander Ben Brown the final 3½ months of the season has gained unexpected clarity two years later. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026 No issues, other than your typical public transit weirdness. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 23 June 2026 Add rugged and reliable character actors Nick Offerman (Margo’s Got Money Troubles) and Keith David (The Lowdown), Daniel Radcliffe’s endlessly game Reggie Dinkins weirdness and another season of droll excellence from Abbott Elementary star Tyler James Williams. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026 Atlanta wasn’t a horror comedy, at least most of the time, but its stylish weirdness and ability to create its own reality led Dippold to seek Murai out for the series. — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weirdness
  1. kookiness
  2. abnormality
  3. irrationality
  4. perversion
  5. unreasonableness
  6. neuroticism
  7. ridiculousness
  8. addiction
Noun
  • The beloved British artist David Hockney, who died last week at the age of 88, is celebrated for his vibrant paintings, his innovative techniques, and his joyful kookiness.
    — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 15 June 2026
  • Often, though, the band drops the hauteur to reveal a surprising kind of kookiness.
    — Jesse Dorris, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2026
Definition of kookiness
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  • Scans often find abnormalities that require additional imaging or testing.
    — Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Wilkinson’s four-seam fastball barely touches 90 mph, an abnormality in the age of velocity.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of abnormality
Noun
  • This is where the irrationality of antisemitic conspiracy gains no purchase among a reasoning and pragmatic populace; where government is led by people who grasp, and embrace, the seriousness of their responsibilities.
    — Rory Lancman, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Despite the seriocomic set-up, as Vibeke gets more unstable, Mengel refuses to play her irrationality for laughs, instead taking the more difficult route of earnestness.
    — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 7 July 2026
Definition of irrationality
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  • The leprous, lascivious body was a perversion that Western proselytizing could fix.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
  • More broadly, this same chain of logic turns the Voting Rights Act into a zombie law, a perversion of its intended purpose that now mostly protects white Americans from any attempts to break their disproportionate control of voting machinery.
    — Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026
Definition of perversion
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  • If the assassination made the President a Christlike figure, his forbearance in the face of a wife’s unreasonableness provides him with an extra measure of purity.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 May 2026
Definition of unreasonableness
Noun
  • Agreeableness to conflict resolution, and neuroticism to avoidance?
    — Diego Guevara Beltran, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In humans, traits such as neuroticism and recklessness appear to have some evolutionary basis—emerging perhaps to provide our species with sentries who alerted us to threats, and with explorers who led the way to new food sources.
    — Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
Definition of neuroticism
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  • Last season of Mediterranean benefited from the ridiculousness of Amy’s matchmaking charter because the atmosphere onboard was so heavy.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 28 July 2026
  • There’s a point every summer when just about any of us could use a dose of ridiculousness.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 July 2026
Definition of ridiculousness
Noun
  • The untimely death of Hayden Panettiere, a onetime child star who soared to fame while navigating addiction and postpartum depression in her adult life, came just months after the beloved actor described feeling ready to start over.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • They were engaged before Panettiere gave birth to their daughter, Kaya, in 2014, but their relationship ended in 2018 when Panettiere gave up custody of Kaya while struggling with postpartum depression and addiction.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of addiction

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