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strangeness

/ˈstɹeɪndʒnəs/STRAYNJ-nuhs
/ˈstɹeɪndʒnəs/STRAYNJ-nuhs

Meaningthe state or quality of being foreign

Common meaning: the state or quality of being strange

Journey through time

  1. Latinextraneus‘foreign’source
  2. Old Frenchestrange‘foreign’source
  3. Middle Englishstrange‘foreign’source
  4. Englishstrange‘unusual or unfamiliar’
  5. Englishformed in English from strangestrangeness‘the state or quality of being strange’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: the state or quality of being foreign. It can be inferred from any of: strange.

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from strange + -ness (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

Source words

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