adj
bizarre
bih-ZAH
adj
1
Strikingly odd or unconventional, well outside normal experience.
"They told a bizarre story about lights in the sky."
"It was bizarre how quickly the whole town emptied out."
How to Use Bizarre
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSo strange or unusual that it stands out from anything normal.
Common pairings
a bizarre coincidence
bizarre behavior
utterly bizarre
Word Forms
more bizarre comparative, bizarrer comparative, bizarres plural, most bizarre superlative, bizarrest superlative
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Etymology
Borrowed from French bizarre ("odd, peculiar"), which most likely came from Italian bizzarro ("eccentric, frisky").