noun

strangeness

noun

The quality of being odd, unusual, or hard to place.

"There was a strangeness to the town that made visitors uneasy."

How to Use Strangeness

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishHow odd or unfamiliar something feels.

strangenesses plural

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There was a _____ to the town that made visitors uneasy.

From Middle English "straungenesse," built from "strange" plus "-ness."

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normality

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abnormalcy abnormalism abnormality abnormity anomalousness atypicality crotchet deviancy eccentricity enormity extraordinariness freakishness