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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In large part because of its strangeness, Palworld has surprisingly become among the year’s first, and loudest, blockbuster gaming successes.
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
One of them noted the strangeness of knowing so well what Nikel looks like without ever having been there.
—Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
But the feeling itself, for all its intuitiveness, conceals some strangeness.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2024
Mixed in with the everyday dross are a few sparkly flecks of strangeness, curious anomalies that might be clues to a larger mystery.
—Lev Grossman, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
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Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
One of them noted the strangeness of knowing so well what Nikel looks like without ever having been there.
—Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
But the feeling itself, for all its intuitiveness, conceals some strangeness.
—Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2024
Mixed in with the everyday dross are a few sparkly flecks of strangeness, curious anomalies that might be clues to a larger mystery.
—Lev Grossman, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
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 Nov. 2024.
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