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outlandishness

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out·land·ish  (out-lndsh)
adj.
1. Conspicuously unconventional; bizarre. See Synonyms at strange.
2. Strikingly unfamiliar.
3. Located far from civilized areas.
4. Archaic Of foreign origin; not native.
out·landish·ly adv.
out·landish·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.outlandishnessoutlandishness - strikingly out of the ordinary      
bizarreness, weirdness
strangeness, unfamiliarity - unusualness as a consequence of not being well known
Translations
outlandishness
n → Absonderlichkeit f, → Sonderbarkeit f; (of prose, style, description) → Eigenwilligkeit f; (of name, colours, clothes, appearance etc) → Ausgefallenheit f; (of theory) → Obskürität f


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He was just enough civilized to show off his outlandishness in the strangest possible manner.
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