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besynnerlig — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • curious adjective Eager to learn or know more about something.
  • quirky adj Unusual or eccentric in an appealing, offbeat way.
  • selcouth adj Strange, unusual, rare; unfamiliar; marvellous, wondrous.
  • singular adj Remarkably unusual or exceptional; standing out from the ordinary.
  • strange adjective Unusual, odd, or surprising, and not what you would expect.
  • weird adj Strange, unusual, or hard to explain; not what you would normally expect.
  • whimsical adj Playfully unusual, quaint, or fanciful, especially in a light-hearted way.

Senses

besynnerlig is used for these senses in English:

  • curious Leading one to ask questions about; somewhat odd, out of the ordinary, or unusual.
  • quirky Given to quirks or idiosyncrasies; strange in a somewhat silly, awkward manner, potentially cute.
  • selcouth (now, _, rare) Strange, unusual, rare; unfamiliar; marvellous, wondrous.
  • singular (linear algebra, of transformation) Having the property that the matrix of coefficients of the new variables has a determinant equal to zero.
  • strange Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation.
  • weird Having an unusually strange character or behaviour.
  • weird Deviating from the normal; bizarre.
  • whimsical Given to whimsy.

curious — full definition

  1. adjective Eager to learn or know more about something.
  2. adjective Strange or unusual in a way that draws attention.

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