outlandish

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /aʊtˈlændɪʃ/ UK /aʊtˈlændɪʃ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
bizarre, strange, or unfamiliar in a striking way

He turned up to the meeting in the most outlandish purple suit.

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Synonyms

1 adj · bizarre, strange, or... bizarre strange eccentric peculiar grotesque fantastic weird unconventional

Opposites

ordinary conventional commonplace normal familiar

Word family

Derived forms outlandishlyoutlandishness

Related forms outland

Etymology

From Old English ūtlendisc ('foreign'), from ūtland ('foreign land'), from ūt ('out') plus land. The modern sense 'bizarre' developed from 'foreign, exotic, unfamiliar.'

ūtlendisc Old English land Old English

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# outlandish

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /aʊtˈlændɪʃ/
**IPA (UK):** /aʊtˈlændɪʃ/

## Meanings
1. bizarre, strange, or unfamiliar in a striking way

## Examples
- He turned up to the meeting in the most outlandish purple suit.

## Synonyms
- bizarre
- strange
- eccentric
- peculiar
- grotesque
- fantastic
- weird
- unconventional

## Antonyms
- ordinary
- conventional
- commonplace
- normal
- familiar

## Derived Forms
- outlandishly
- outlandishness

## Related Forms
- outland

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ūtlendisc
- Root: land

## Etymology
From Old English ūtlendisc ('foreign'), from ūtland ('foreign land'), from ūt ('out') plus land. The modern sense 'bizarre' developed from 'foreign, exotic, unfamiliar.'

## AI Etymology
Outlandish comes from Old English ūtlendisc ('foreign'), from ūtland ('foreign land'), from ūt ('out') plus land. The modern sense 'bizarre' developed from 'foreign, exotic, unfamiliar.'. The form is best read as a historical transfer or inheritance, with its older language material carrying the main semantic load. As an adjective, it carries the sense "bizarre, strange, or unfamiliar in a striking way", with the older formation still helping explain the modern use. Relevant historical forms include Old English ūtlendisc and Old English land. Derivative forms include outlandishly, outlandishness; related words include outland.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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