strangeness
noun
strange·ness
ˈstrānj-nəs 
1
: the quality or state of being strange
2
: the flavor characterizing a strange quark
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Another camera, an eye tuned to the subtle strangeness of an otherwise ordinary day—someone or something, somewhere, must have caught a glimmer of the truth.
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Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
That strangeness has fed centuries of myth.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
For Ballantyne, the moment epitomized the strangeness of the whole situation — a sentiment echoed by fellow passengers.
—Francesca Street, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
Fleming’s work is a hyperspecific, manic, digressive observational comedy buried inside a cloud of performance-art strangeness.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
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Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2026
That strangeness has fed centuries of myth.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
For Ballantyne, the moment epitomized the strangeness of the whole situation — a sentiment echoed by fellow passengers.
—Francesca Street, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
Fleming’s work is a hyperspecific, manic, digressive observational comedy buried inside a cloud of performance-art strangeness.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for strangeness
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“Strangeness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strangeness. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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