strangeness
The state or quality of being strange, odd or weirdThe state or quality of being strange, odd or weird.
» Pictures and strangeness continue to come alive.
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3 senses(uncountable, usually)The state or quality of being strange, odd or weird.
стра́нностьstránnostʹ
(countable, usually)The product or result of being strange.
стра́нностьstránnostʹ
(particle, uncountable, usually)One of the quantum numbers of subatomic particles, depending upon the relative number of strange quarks and anti-strange quarks.
- (physics) one of the six flavors of quark, the third lightest of all quarks
- unusualness as a consequence of not being well known
- the quality of being alien or not native
Examples
4 sentencesPictures and strangeness continue to come alive.
Ziri never realized the strangeness of the situation.
The strangeness of such a claim forced me to laugh.
The strangeness of such a claim made me laugh against my will.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English straungenesse; equivalent to strange + -ness.From Middle English straungenesse; equivalent to strange + -ness.
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Forms
plural: strangenesses| Singular | strangeness |
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Synonyms
29 synonyms- unusualness as a consequence of not being well known:unfamiliarity
- the quality of being alien or not native:foreignnesscuriousness
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.