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weirdness

weirdness

35 4.6
Being very strange or unusual in a way that attracts attention
  • noun
  • /ˈwɪrdnəs/
translation icon : rareza
  • He embraced his weirdness, dressing in unusual outfits that made him stand out at parties.

Is seeing yourself as weird or having weirdness a lack of self love and acceptance?

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Examples

  • Now, I kind of lean into the weirdness and allow myself to be just as I am.

  • Look, I hate to interrupt, but Madison and I found something that might explain all this weirdness.

  • So here you can see all of the weirdness happening right here.

  • Despite all this weirdness, just kind of enjoy something for once.

  • This is the weirdness of the issue surrounding school.

  • Is seeing yourself as weird or having weirdness a lack of self love and acceptance?

  • Every time I think Trump has hit peak weirdness, he gets a little bit weirder.

  • Todd and I had a shared history of weirdness.

  • Several of the replies I received were from other parents sharing pieces of weirdness their own children had demonstrated.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • I love her weirdness.

Synonyms

craziness
vsweirdness
68 4.2

Very wild or foolish behavior, sometimes caused by problems in the mind

is about oddness that attracts notice, not mental instability
eccentricity
vsweirdness
15 7.8

Unusual behavior or habits that are different from what most people do

is the noticeable oddness that often attracts attention
peculiarity
vsweirdness
14 6.1

An unusual feature that makes someone or something different

is the broader state of being very strange or attention‑getting
strangeness
vsweirdness
12 5.5

The feeling that something is unusual or hard to explain

is the informal attention‑grabbing form of that same quality
oddity
vsweirdness
12 5.9

An unusual habit, quality, or way of thinking

describes the general state of attracting notice for strangeness
abnormality
vsweirdness
11 5.2

Something that is not normal and can be seen in the body or test results

is less clinical, stressing oddness that attracts notice
quirkiness
vsweirdness
3 5.6

An unusual but pleasant way of behaving

is more neutral, focusing on striking oddness rather than charm
exoticism
vsweirdness
2 7.6

Something that is unusual and interesting because it comes from a distant place or culture

is broader, not necessarily linked to foreignness but to oddity
bizarreness
vsweirdness
1 6.9

A state of being very strange or unusual that surprises people

is similar but highlights attention rather than just odd form
oddness
vsweirdness
1 5.8

A state of being unusual or strange in a way that is hard to explain

is more about being noticeable strange rather than just odd
high strangeness
vsweirdness
  • Jargon
1 9.9

A very strange, unexplained event often linked to paranormal activity

is the general striking oddness without paranormal implication
freakiness
vsweirdness
1 6.1

A quality of being strange or unexpected, like odd weather

focuses more on drawing attention as its main feature
freakishness
vsweirdness
1 7.5

A quality of being very strange or different from most people

stresses the attention‑getting aspect of that strangeness
screwiness
vsweirdness
  • Informal
1 8.0

A strange way of behaving that is often funny or surprising

is more neutral and simply marks noticeable strangeness
outlandishness
vsweirdness
1 8.4

Being very unusual in appearance, ideas, or behavior

is the general quality of being strikingly unusual to others
extraordinariness
vsweirdness
1 7.7

The quality of being very unusual and making someone or something stand out

is similar but focuses on attracting attention as its core
freakery
vsweirdness
8.8

Very unusual actions or things that attract attention

is the general quality of attracting notice for being odd
uncanniness
vsweirdness
7.8

A strange, mysterious feeling that makes you feel uneasy or surprised

is about oddness that mainly attracts attention rather than unease
anomalousness
vsweirdness
9.9

A state of being different from what is usual or expected

focuses more on striking oddness that draws attention
exoticness
vsweirdness
7.4

A quality that makes something seem unusual and interesting because it comes from far away

is more about oddness that draws attention rather than foreign origin

Antonyms

13 3.5

A time when things are usual and happen as expected

3 4.1

A state of being usual and not special

How Strange

bizarreness
1 6.9
weirdness
35 4.6
strangeness
12 5.5
oddness
1 5.8

Surface Forms

weirdness singular
weirdnesses plural

Morphology

weirdness = weird (transparent) = weird + ness

Standard nominalization of the adjective 'weird' with '-ness' yields 'the quality of being weird', which is directly inferable by learners.

Etymology

Weirdness comes from an old English word wyrd, which meant 'fate' or what will happen. Because the 'weird sisters' in old stories spoke about fate, weird changed to mean 'strange', so weirdness is the quality of being 'strange' or unusual.