Strangeness Meaning
/strˈeɪndʒnəs/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe state or quality of being strange, odd or weird.
nounThe product or result of being strange.
Sentence Examples
Ziri never realized the strangeness of the situation.
The strangeness of such a claim forced me to laugh.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of the situation made everyone feel uneasy.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The overall ____ of the abandoned museum made us feel very uneasy as we walked through the halls.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English straungenesse; equivalent to strange + -ness.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Mesons which combine the charmed quark with the up or down antiquarks are denoted the D mesons. These mesons carry explicit charm (i.e. have a non-zero charm quantum number), just as the K mesons carry strangeness."
— 2020, James E. Dodd, Ben Gripaios, The Ideas of Particle Physics, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 173:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The ____ of the situation made everyone feel uneasy.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The overall ____ of the abandoned museum made us feel very uneasy as we walked through the halls.