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bizarre — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • balmy adj Of weather, pleasantly warm and mild.
  • bizarre adj Strikingly odd or unconventional, well outside normal experience.
  • funny adj Causing laughter or amusement.
  • odd adj Strange, unusual, or not what you would expect.
  • outlandish adj Extremely unusual, bizarre, or far removed from normal experience.
  • peculiar adj Strange or odd; unusual in a way that draws attention.
  • weird adj Strange, unusual, or hard to explain; not what you would normally expect.

Senses

bizarre is used for these senses in English:

  • balmy (informal, US) Foolish; slightly crazy or mad; eccentric.
  • bizarre Strangely unconventional; highly unusual and different from common experience, often in an extravagant, fantastic, and/or conspicuous way.
  • funny Strange or unusual, often in an unpleasant way. [from early 19th c.]
  • outlandish Greatly different from common experience; bizarre, outrageous, strange. [from late 16th c.]
  • peculiar Out of the ordinary; odd; strange; unusual.
  • weird Having an unusually strange character or behaviour.
  • weird Deviating from the normal; bizarre.

balmy — full definition

  1. adj Of weather, pleasantly warm and mild.
  2. adj Slightly crazy or foolish (British slang).

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