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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To decorate the feet in designer duds, to emphasize their strangeness, their alien qualities that tie us to our distant ape ancestors, with expensive materials and odd shapes, is to walk fashion forward with Darwinian chic.
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Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
Wilson’s achievement is to bring these meanings forward without flattening the poem’s strangeness or grandeur.
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David Denby,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
Clearly millions of viewers share Dippold’s strangeness.
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Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
21 June 2026
And a strangeness suddenly overcomes me.
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Literary Hub,
19 June 2026
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Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
26 June 2026
Wilson’s achievement is to bring these meanings forward without flattening the poem’s strangeness or grandeur.
—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
Clearly millions of viewers share Dippold’s strangeness.
—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
21 June 2026
And a strangeness suddenly overcomes me.
—
Literary Hub,
19 June 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 5 Jul. 2026.
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