bizarre definition
Overview
This page has 12 definitions of bizarre with English translations in 6 languages. Bizarre is an adjective. Examples of how to use bizarre in a sentence are shown. Also define these 0 related words and terms: .
English bizarre definition
Etymology
Borrowed from French bizarre (“odd, peculiar, bizarre”, formerly “headlong, angry”). Either from Basque bizar (“a beard”) (the notion being that bearded Spanish soldiers made a strange impression on the French), or from Italian bizzarro.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /bɪˈzɑː(ɹ)/, /bəˈzɑː(ɹ)/
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- (US) IPA(key): /bɪˈzɑɹ/, /bəˈzɑɹ/
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- Homophone: bazaar (weak vowel merger)
Adjective
bizarre (comparative more bizarre or bizarrer, superlative most bizarre or bizarrest)
- Strangely unconventional; highly unusual and different from common experience, often in an extravagant, fantastic, and/or conspicuous way.
- 2011 October 22, Sam Sheringham, “Aston Villa 1 - 2 West Brom”, in BBC Sport[1]:
- West Brom enjoyed more possession as the half progressed and were handed a penalty of their own in the 21st minute in bizarre circumstances.
- 2019 September 6, Jordan Weissman, “How Not to Fight Anti-Semitism”, in Slate[2]:
- Unfortunately, she has used the attack as a launch pad for a bizarre and undercooked exercise in rhetorical bothsidesism, in which she argues that American Jews should be just as worried about college students who overzealously criticize Israel as they are about the aspiring Einsatzgruppen who shoot up shuls.
Usage notes
- The comparative and superlative forms with more and most are predominant. The alternative superlative bizarrest is fairly common, whereas the comparative bizarrer is very rare.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:strange
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Further reading
- bizarre in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- bizarre in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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Danish bizarre definition
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French bizarre definition
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
bizarre (plural bizarres)
- bizarre, odd, strange, funny
- Je me sens bizarre.
- I feel strange.
- J'ai une impression bizarre de te connaître.
- I have a funny feeling I know you.
- peculiar, quaint
Usage notes
- Bizarre can mean "bizarre" but it is also used for strange situations that are less extreme than would be connoted by "bizarre" in English.
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Further reading
- “bizarre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
German bizarre definition
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- inflection of bizarr:
Interlingua bizarre definition
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bizarre (comparative plus bizarre, superlative le plus bizarre)