strangeness

strange·ness

 (strānj′nĭs)

n.

1. The quality or condition of being strange.

2. Physics

a. A quantum property of strange quarks and of hadrons that contain strange quarks that is conserved in electromagnetic and strong interactions, but may not be conserved in weak interactions that cause the decay of strange hadrons.

b. The quantum number represented by this property, equal to the difference between the number of strange antiquarks and the number of strange quarks.

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strangeness

(ˈstreɪndʒnɪs)

n

1. the state or quality of being strange

2. (General Physics) physics a property of certain elementary particles, characterized by a quantum number (strangeness number) conserved in strong and electromagnetic but not in weak interactions. It is associated with the presence of strange quarks

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strange•ness

(ˈstreɪndʒ nɪs)

n.

1. the state, quality, or condition of being strange.

2. Physics. the quantized property assigned to the strange quark.

[1350–1400]

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Strangeness

 

1. Alien and mysterious and uncanny, like sleeping out in the jungle alone —Christopher Isherwood
2. Eerie as a man carving his own epitaph —William Mcllvanney
3. Miraculous as fire in the snow —Sam Shepard
4. Mysterious as an Agatha Christie story with the last page torn out —James Brooke
5. Mysterious as cells seen under a microscope —Ann Beattie

   In Beattie’s story, Janus, the comparison refers to the bits of color in a ceramic bowl.

6. Mysterious as tea leaves —Vincent Canby
7. Mystery emanated from her like a fire alarm —Richard Ford
8. Peculiar as a middle-aged man undressed —David Denby
9. Queer as a green kielbasa —Petter Meinke

   A colloquialism on the same theme: “Queer as a three dollar bill.”

10. Queer as a jaybird —Anon
11. The scenes and incidents had the strangeness of the transcendental, as if they were snatches torn from lives on other planets that had somehow drifted to the earth —Boris Pasternak
12. Strange as a wedding without a bridegroom —Anon
13. Strange, eerie: like something out of a fairy tale —T. Coraghessan Boyle

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strangeness

The following words can all be used to describe someone whose character or appearance is different from that of most other people:

bizarre	curious	extraordinary	funny	interesting
odd	peculiar	queer	strange	striking
unusual	weird

If you say, for example, 'She's odd' or 'She's an odd woman', you are talking about someone's character. If you say 'She looks odd' or 'She has an odd face', you are describing her appearance.

1. 'unusual'

Unusual is a neutral word which does not show approval or disapproval.

I was not prepared for this unusual man.

They have replanted many areas with rare and unusual plants.

2. 'interesting' and 'striking'

Interesting and striking are used to indicate approval. Striking is only used to describe someone's appearance, not their character.

...filling your life up with interesting new acquaintances.

You've got a very interesting face. Striking.

3. 'extraordinary'

When extraordinary is used to describe someone's character, it usually indicates approval.

She was an extraordinary, fascinating woman.

4. other words

Bizarre, curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, strange, and weird indicate amusement or disapproval when they are used to describe people.

His old school tie and blazer looked distinctly bizarre.

There was something a bit odd about this woman.

The girl was wearing a very peculiar trouser suit.

He's different. He's weird.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	strangeness - unusualness as a consequence of not being well known unfamiliarity unusualness - uncommonness by virtue of being unusual queerness, quirk, quirkiness, oddity, crotchet - a strange attitude or habit eeriness, ghostliness - strangeness by virtue of being mysterious and inspiring fear freakishness, abnormality - marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal singularity - strangeness by virtue of being remarkable or unusual bizarreness, outlandishness, weirdness - strikingly out of the ordinary quaintness - strangeness as a consequence of being old fashioned; "some words in her dialect had a charming quaintness" eccentricity - strange and unconventional behavior
	2.	strangeness - (physics) one of the six flavors of quark flavour, flavor - (physics) the six kinds of quarks high energy physics, high-energy physics, particle physics - the branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions
	3.	strangeness - the quality of being alien or not native; "the strangeness of a foreigner" foreignness, curiousness quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare exoticism, exoticness, exotism - the quality of being exotic; "he loved the exoticism of Egypt" alienage, alienism - the quality of being alien

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strangeness

noun oddity, abnormality, peculiarity, weirdness, unfamiliarity, unexpectedness, bizarreness, unusualness, freakishness, outlandishness, curiousness the breathy strangeness of the music

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Translations

غَرابَه

cizostzvláštnost

fremmedhed

Fremdheit

bizarrerieétrangeté

különösség

undarleiki; framandleiki

singolarit...

gariplikyabancılık

陌生

strangeness

[ˈstreɪndʒnɪs] N

1. (= oddness) → lo extraño, rareza f

2. (= unfamiliarity) → novedad f

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strangeness

[ˈstreɪndʒnəs] n → étrangeté f

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strangeness

n

(= oddness) → Seltsamkeit f, → Merkwürdigkeit f

(= unfamiliarity) → Fremdheit f; (of work, activity) → Ungewohntheit f

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strange

(streindʒ) adjective

1. not known, seen etc before; unfamiliar or foreign. What would you do if you found a strange man in your house?; Whenever you're in a strange country, you should take the opportunity of learning the language. vreemd, onbekend أجْنَبي непознат estranho cizí fremd fremmed ξένος, άγνωστοςextraño võõras عجيب vieras inconnu; étrangerזר अनजाना nepoznat, stran idegen asing ókunnugur, framandi sconosciuto; straniero 見知らぬ 이상한 svetimas, nepažįstamas svešs; nepazīstams asing vreemdfremmed, ukjentobcy عجیب estranho necunoscut; străin незнакомый cudzí, neznámy tuj nepoznat främmande แปลกหน้า yabancı 陌生的 чужий; незнайомий اجنبی xa lạ 陌生的

2. unusual, odd or queer. She had a strange look on her face; a strange noise. vreemd غَريب странен estranho podivný seltsam mærkelig παράξενος, ασυνήθιστοςextraño imelik, veider غير عادي outo bizarreמוזר असामान्य čudan, neobičan különös aneh undarlegur, skrÿtinn strano 変な 괴상한 keistas savāds; dīvains pelik vreemdrar, merkelig, underligdziwny غیر عادی estranho bizar, straniu странный zvláštny čuden čudan konstig,egendomlig แปลก garip, acayip 奇怪的 дивний; чудний نا مانوس lạ thường, lập dị 奇怪的

ˈstrangely adverb

vreemd بِغَرابَه странно estranhamente podivně, cize fremd mærkeligt παράξενα extrañamente imelikult بطرز غير عادي oudosti bizarrement בּאוֹפֶן מוּזָר आश्चर्यजनकता से, अपरिचितता से, विदेशीपन से, अनोखेपन से nepoznatno, neobično különösképpen, furcsán secara aneh undarlega stranamente 奇妙に 이상하게 keistai savādi; svešādi tidak seperti biasa vreemdrart, underlig dziwnie په غیر عادی توګه estranhamente în mod bizar/straniu странно cudzo, zvláštne čudno neobično konstigt น่าแปลก; น่าประหลาด garip şekilde 生疏地 дивно عجیب طریقے سے lạ thường, lập dị, xa lạ 生疏地

ˈstrangeness noun

vreemdheid غَرابَه странност estranheza cizost, zvláštnost die Fremdheit fremmedhed παραξενιά, αλλοκοτιάextrañeza veidrus غير عادي outous bizarrerieמוזרות अपरिचितता, विदेशीपन, अनोखापन, अनूठापन neobičnost, čudnovatost különösség, furcsaság keanehan undarleiki; framandleiki stranezza 奇妙さ 이상함 keistumas savādība; svešādums keganjilan vreemdheidmerkverdighet, underlighet dziwny charakter غیر عادی estranheza bizarerie странность cudzosť, zvláštnosť nenavadnost neobičnost konstighet ความประหลาด yabancılık, gariplik 陌生 дивність اجنبیت sự lạ thường, lập dị, xa lạ 陌生

ˈstranger noun

1. a person who is unknown to oneself. I've met her once before, so she's not a complete stranger (to me). vreemdeling غَريب непознат estranho cizí člověk der/die Fremde ukendt; fremmed άγνωστος, ξένοςextraño, desconocido võõras آدم غريب vieras étranger/-ère זר अपरिचित व्यक्ति neznanac idegen orang asing ókunnugur maður estraneo 見知らぬ人 이상한 사람 nepažįstamasis svešinieks; nepazīstamais orang asing vreemdelingfremmed, ukjentobcy غریب سړی estranho străin незнакомец cudzí človek tujec stranac främling คนแปลกหน้า yabancı 陌生人 незнайомець, стороння особа اجنبی người lạ 陌生人

2. a visitor. I can't tell you where the post office is – I'm a stranger here myself. besoeker زائِر غَريب чужденец forasteiro návštěvník, -ice der Neuling ikke stedkendt person ξένοςforastero võõras خارجي vieras visiteur/-euse נכרי अतिथि, आगन्तुक stranac, tuđinac idegen pendatang aðkomumaður forestiero 不案内である 방문객 atvykėlis, nevietinis žmogus iebraucējs; viesis; tūrists tetamu vreemdebesøkende obcy nietutejszy بهرنی forasteiro vizitator приезжий cudzí návštevník, -čka obiskovalec posetilac främling แขก yabancı 遊覽者 чужоземець; відвідувач مہمان người xa lạ 游览者

strange to say/tell/relate

surprisingly. Strange to say, he did pass his exam after all. verbasend بصورةٍ مُفاجِئَه странно наистина por estranho que pareça zvláštní věc seltsamerweise mærkeligt nok όλως παραδόξως por extraño que parezca, aunque parezca mentira ennäe imet, ime küll بطرز شگفت آور ihme kyllä chose étrange מוזר आश्चर्यजनक रूप से začudno, čudno bármily furcsa is secara mengejutkan til mestu furðu (strano a dirsi) 不思議なことに 이상한 이야기지만 kad ir kaip keista dīvainā kārtā; pārsteidzoši yang mengejutkan vreemd genoeg merkelig nok dziwna rzecz ... په حیرانوونکی ډول por estranho que pareça oricât ar părea de ciudat удивительно, что zvláštna vec presenetljivo iznenađujuće konstigt อย่างประหลาดใจ gariptir ki 說也奇怪 дивно, що حیرت انگیز طور پر có điều lạ là 说也奇怪

strangely enough

it is strange (that). He lives next door, but strangely enough I rarely see him. vreemd genoeg خلافا للعادَه، بصورةٍ غَريبَه جدا странно е че por estranho que pareça kupodivu seltsamerweise mærkeligt nok παραδόξως por extraño que parezca kummaline (et) عجيب است كه mikä erikoista chose étrange מוּזָר ש- आश्चर्य है कि čudno különösképpen anehnya þó undarlegt sé stranamente 妙なことに 이상하게도 keista, bet dīvaini, bet yang hairannya vreemd genoeg merkelig nok dziwne jest to że ... عجیبه ده چی por estranho que pareça este ciudat că (...) как (это) ни странно napodiv začuda čudno konstigt (märkligt) nog น่าแปลกใจ tuhaf ama 真奇怪 як ни дивно تعجب ہے rất kì lạ là 真够奇怪

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