bizarreness
bizarreness — noun
1. how unusual, odd, or unexpected something is, especially when it surprises peopl
how unusual, odd, or unexpected something is, especially when it surprises people because it is so far removed from normal experience.
The bizarreness of Reuben's dream stayed with him all morning.
the bizarreness of + noun phrase
Mira found the bizarreness of the film's ending both confusing and fascinating.
The sheer bizarreness of the situation made Hoa laugh instead of cry.
Felipe could not explain the bizarreness of finding a piano on the beach at sunrise.
Layla wrote about the bizarreness of everyday life in her surreal short stories.
- strangeness
more general and less intense; can refer to anything slightly unfamiliar rather than strikingly odd
- weirdness
more informal and often suggests something uncanny, eerie, or slightly disturbing
- oddity
can refer to a specific strange feature or thing, not just the abstract quality of being strange
- normality
the state of being normal, ordinary, and expected
- ordinariness
being unremarkable and not at all unusual
文法句型
the bizarreness of + noun phrase
用法筆記
This noun form is less common than the adjective 'bizarre'. Use 'bizarreness' when focusing on the abstract quality or degree of strangeness in a situation or thing. It typically appears with the definite article followed by 'of' (the bizarreness of...). For describing something directly, the adjective 'bizarre' is usually more natural.