strangeness

noun

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as in bizarreness

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Recent Examples of strangeness With what seems like little embellishment to real locations (including a genuine culture of female-only caddies sporting bright colors), the movie captures a languid, top-down strangeness. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 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 According to a report from Business Korea, Pinkfong shared that the single is built around the strangeness of stepping back into public view a decade later, with Baby Shark Boy’s lyrics drawing directly on his experiences. — Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for strangeness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for strangeness
  1. bizarreness
  2. weirdness
  3. unfamiliarity
  4. uniqueness
  5. peculiarity
  6. singularity
  7. distinctiveness
  8. characteristic
Noun
  • 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
Definition of bizarreness
Noun
  • His story does not add up; there is even more weirdness among extended family, and the tragedies pile up.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
  • And this column is eternally grateful for his help in getting us through another day of quadrupleheader weirdness and wildness.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of weirdness
Noun
  • But Benetti, who calls Detroit Tigers games during the regular season, has embraced the unfamiliarity.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Casting, per Mehta, hinged on unfamiliarity rather than name recognition.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of unfamiliarity
Noun
  • The students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels can feel the program’s uniqueness, too.
    — Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Bass delves into the ease (or difficulty) of loving people in terms anyone could grasp, sanding down the uniqueness of Cyrus’s viewpoint.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of uniqueness
Noun
  • Premium formats are creating a delta there, which addresses a peculiarity of this — uniform pricing.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
  • By contrast, modern proponents of the existence of a ninth planet focus their searches further out, looking instead to orbital peculiarities in smaller objects that occupy the distant reaches of the solar system.
    — Micah Hanks, Space.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of peculiarity
Noun
  • The singularity and relatedness of a thing are not in conflict but are mutually entwined.
    — Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Ongoing industry consolidation was a key talking point, with independent eyewear makers doubling down on consumer-facing initiatives and high-end product to knock home their singularity.
    — Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of singularity
Noun
  • Yet, Farrow, Martin and Vega nail the distinctiveness of being a millennial.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The first Captain America movie used this quality of his well, but his character’s distinctiveness gradually faded in subsequent Marvel entries.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of distinctiveness
Noun
  • Those characteristics can be particularly relevant to fashion distribution, where seasonal peaks, promotional periods and e-commerce demand can put intense pressure on fulfillment operations.
    — Josh McMorrow, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Balls put in play with those characteristics are hits 84% of the time, per the league's Statcast page.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
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