strangeness C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈstreɪndʒnəs/ See IPA manual Freq #39691 Meanings 1 noun the quality of being alien or not native The strangeness of a foreigner. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being alien... curiousnessforeignness More abnormalcyabnormalismabnormalityabnormityanomalousnessatypicalitycrotchetdeviancyeccentricityenormityextraordinarinessfreakishness ↔ Opposites normalityfamiliarityacquaintanceship Word family Derived forms multistrangeness Related forms strangestrangelystranger Etymology From Middle English straungenesse; equivalent to strange + -ness. straungenesse Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # strangeness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈstreɪndʒnəs/ **Frequency rank:** 39691 ## Meanings 1. the quality of being alien or not native ## Examples - The strangeness of a foreigner. ## Synonyms - abnormalcy - abnormalism - abnormality - abnormity - anomalousness - atypicality - crotchet - deviancy - eccentricity - enormity - extraordinariness - freakishness ## Antonyms - normality - familiarity - acquaintanceship ## Derived Forms - multistrangeness ## Related Forms - strange - strangely - stranger ## Roots and Affixes - Root: straungenesse ## Etymology From Middle English straungenesse; equivalent to strange + -ness. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown