strangeness
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strangeness
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From Middle English straungenesse; equivalent to strange + -ness.
noun strangenesses
- The state or quality of being strange, odd or weird.
- The product or result of being strange.
- One of the quantum numbers of subatomic particles, depending upon the relative number of strange quarks and anti-strange quarks. Mesons which combine the charmed quark with the up or down antiquarks are denoted the D mesons. These mesons carry explicit charm (i.e. have a non-zero charm quantum number), just as the K mesons carry strangeness.
Similar: abnormalcy, abnormalism, abnormality, abnormity, anomalousness, atypicality, crotchet, deviancy, eccentricity, enormity, extraordinariness, freakishness, irregularity, nonnormality, oddity, oddness, peculiarness, queerhood, queerness, quirk, quirkiness, rumness, strangeness, unusuality, unusualness, weirdness · Opposite: normality
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noun
Similar: abnormalcy, abnormalism, abnormality, abnormity, anomalousness, atypicality, crotchet, deviancy, eccentricity, enormity, extraordinariness, freakishness, irregularity, nonnormality, oddity, oddness, peculiarness, queerhood, queerness, quirk, quirkiness, rumness, strangeness, unusuality, unusualness, weirdness · Opposite: normality
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noun (uncountable) quality of being strange
| Español | rareza, extrañeza, extrañez |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | विलक्षणता vilakṣaṇtā, विचित्रता vicitratā, अनोखापन anokhāpan |
| Français | étrangeté |
| Ελληνικά | αλλοτριότητα allotriótita |
| Română | raritate |
| Русский | стра́нность stránnostʹ |
| العربية | غَرَابَة ḡarāba |
Talk about this word "strangeness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/strangeness. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. strangeness. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/strangeness "strangeness." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/strangeness.Cite this
@misc{strangeness_2026,
title = {strangeness},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/strangeness},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
