STRANGENESS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for STRANGENESS?

Need another word that means the same as “strangeness”? Find 19 synonyms and 30 related words for “strangeness” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Strangeness” are: unfamiliarity, curiousness, foreignness, oddity, eccentricity, oddness, peculiarity, bizarreness, weirdness, queerness, unexpectedness, unusualness, abnormality, atypicality, incongruity, incongruousness, outlandishness, irregularity, singularity

Strangeness as a Noun

Definitions of "Strangeness" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “strangeness” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The quality of being alien or not native.
• The state or fact of being strange.
• A characteristic property of certain subatomic particles (specifically strange quarks, strange antiquarks, and hadrons containing these), expressed as a quantum number.
• Unusualness as a consequence of not being well known.
• (physics) one of the six flavors of quark.

Synonyms of "Strangeness" as a noun (19 Words)

abnormality	An abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies. Miscarriage can be caused by fetal abnormality.
atypicality	The quality of not being representative of a type, group, or class. We would stress the atypicality of the presentation.
bizarreness	Strikingly out of the ordinary.
curiousness	The quality of being alien or not native.
eccentricity	A ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis. A circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity.
foreignness	The quality of being alien or not native.
incongruity	The quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate. The incongruity of his fleshy face and skinny body disturbed her.
incongruousness	The quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate.
irregularity	A thing that is irregular in form or nature. There is evidence that fraud and irregularity continue on a large scale.
oddity	A strange or peculiar person or thing. She was regarded as a bit of an oddity.
oddness	The parity of odd numbers (not divisible by two.
outlandishness	Strikingly out of the ordinary.
peculiarity	A characteristic that is distinctive of a particular person or place. His essays characterized decency as a British peculiarity.
queerness	The state or condition of being strange. The queerness of it gave me a kind of fright.
singularity	Strangeness by virtue of being remarkable or unusual. Maybe the singularity just happened and we didn t notice.
unexpectedness	Extraordinariness by virtue of being unexpected. The unexpectedness of the warm welcome.
unfamiliarity	The quality of not being known or recognized. Her unfamiliarity with the area results in her getting lost.
unusualness	Uncommonness by virtue of being unusual.
weirdness	Strikingly out of the ordinary. The photos show the extreme weirdness of the objects.

Usage Examples of "Strangeness" as a noun

• The strangeness of a foreigner.

Associations of "Strangeness" (30 Words)

abnormal	Departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development. Abnormal profits.
abnormality	Behavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality. Miscarriage can be caused by fetal abnormality.
anomaly	Deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule. The position abounds in anomaly.
awkward	Lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance. An awkward pause followed his remark.
bizarre	Conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual. A bizarre situation.
deviation	The amount by which a single measurement differs from a fixed value such as the mean. Deviations from Standard English.
eccentric	A person of a specified kind usually with many eccentricities. A friendly eccentric.
eccentricity	A measure of the extent of deviation from circularity. A circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity.
eerie	Suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious. An uncomfortable and eerie stillness in the woods.
exotic	An exotic plant or animal. Exotic cuisine.
foible	A behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual. They have to tolerate each other s little foibles.
grotesque	Art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants. A figure wearing a grotesque mask.
maverick	An unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it. He s the maverick of the senate.
mysterious	(of a person) deliberately enigmatic. She was mysterious about herself but said plenty about her husband.
odd	Of the remaining member of a pair. She looked younger than her fifty odd years.
oddity	A strange attitude or habit. Realizing the oddity of the remark he retracted it.
offbeat	(informal) strikingly unconventional. A rapid tempo is essential here otherwise we will not sense the offbeat hemiolas.
outlandish	Conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual. Three wise outlandish kings.
peculiar	Belonging exclusively to. The peculiar character of the Government of the U S.
quaint	Strange in an interesting or pleasing way. Quaint country cottages.
quirk	(with reference to a person’s mouth or eyebrow) move or twist suddenly, especially to express surprise or amusement. A strange quirk of fate had led her to working for Nathan.
surreal	Having the qualities of surrealism bizarre. As irrational and surreal as a dream.
uncanny	Suggesting the operation of supernatural influences- John Galsworthy. An uncanny feeling that she was being watched.
uncommon	Marked by an uncommon quality especially superlative or extreme of its kind. Doing an uncommon amount of business.
unearthly	Concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul. Unearthly quiet.
unprecedented	Never done or known before. An unprecedented expansion in population and industry.
unusual	Remarkable or interesting because different from or better than others. A scene of unusual beauty.
weird	Suggesting the operation of supernatural influences. Some trick of the moonlight some weird effect of shadow.
zany	A zany person. His zany humour.