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bizarre

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bi·zarre  (b-zär)
adj.
Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd. See Synonyms at fantastic.

[French, from Spanish bizarro, brave, probably from Basque bizar, beard.]

bi·zarrely adv.
bi·zarreness n.

bizarre [bɪˈzɑː]
adj
odd or unusual, esp in an interesting or amusing way
[from French: from Italian bizzarro capricious, of uncertain origin]
bizarrely  adv
bizarreness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.bizarre - conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics"
unconventional - not conventional or conformist; "unconventional life styles"

bizarre
adjective strange, odd, unusual, out there (slang), extraordinary, fantastic, curious, weird, way-out (informal), peculiar, eccentric, abnormal, ludicrous, queer (informal), irregular, rum (Brit. slang), uncommon, singular, grotesque, perplexing, uncanny, mystifying, off-the-wall (slang), outlandish, comical, oddball (informal), off the rails, zany, unaccountable, off-beat, left-field (informal), freakish, wacko (slang), outré, cockamamie (slang, chiefly U.S.) That book you lent me is really bizarre.
common, standard, normal, regular, ordinary, typical, routine, customary
Translations
bizarre [bɪˈzɑːʳ] ADJ (= strange) → extraño, raro; [dress, appearance etc] → estrafalario

bizarre [bɪˈzɑːr] adj [incident, behaviour, twist] → bizarre

bizarre
adjbizarr

bizarre [bɪˈzɑːʳ] adjbizzarro/a

bizarre
adj bizarre [biˈzaː]
odd or very strange a bizarre turn of events. grillige, vreemde, bisarre شاذ، غَريب،، خارج عن المألوف странен bizarní underlig; mærkværdig; bizar bizarr αλλόκοτος, παράξενος extraño, raro veider عجیب و غریب epätavallinen bizarre מוּזָר מאוֹד अनोखा, बेतुका, गड़बड़ bizaran, čudan bizarr sangat aneh, ganjil, ajaib undarlegur bizzarro 奇怪な 별난, 이상한 keistas, groteskiškas savāds; dīvains; ekscentrisks aneh grillig bisarr, underlig, merkelig dziwaczny bizarro bizar странный bizarný, zvláštny nenavaden bizaran bisarr, konstig แปลกประหลาดมาก tuhaf, garip 怪異的 дивний; ексцентричний انوکھا ، عجیب kỳ quái


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