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bizarre
What does bizarre mean?
bizarre (adjective): strangely unconventional; highly unusual and different from common experience, often in an extravagant, fantastic, and/or conspicuous way.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use bizarre in a sentence?
- Restaurants of bizarre design—one like a hat, another like a rabbit. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce bizarre?
/bəˈzɑɹ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
What are synonyms of bizarre?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “bizarre” mean?
of a person or animal, or their behavior: calm and composed (often in a dignified manner), and avoiding or unaffected by activity or excitement
Not quite: that's what sedate means.
worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable
Not quite: that's what abominable means.
self-directed; happening or acting without external cause or instigation; proceeding from natural feeling, temperament, or momentary impulse
Not quite: that's what spontaneous means.
strangely unconventional; highly unusual and different from common experience, often in an extravagant, fantastic, and/or conspicuous way
Right! That's what “bizarre” means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “bizarre”?
beautiful
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eccentric
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available
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