What does bizarre mean?

Definitions for bizarre
bɪˈzɑrbizarre

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. bizarre, eccentric, freakish, freaky, flaky, flakey, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outreadjective

    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual

    "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics"

Wiktionary

  1. bizarreadjective

    strangely unconventional in style or appearance.

  2. Etymology: From bizarre, from bizzarro.

ChatGPT

  1. bizarre

    Bizarre is an adjective used to describe something that is very odd, peculiar, or unusual in a way that is unexpected or outside the bounds of normality. It refers to something that is strange, unconventional, or eccentric, often in a manner that may cause surprise, confusion, or amusement.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Bizarreadjective

    odd in manner or appearance; fantastic; whimsical; extravagant; grotesque

Wikidata

  1. Bizarre

    Rufus Arthur Johnson, better known by his stage name Bizarre, is an American rapper, best known for his work with Detroit-based hip hop group D12. His songs frequently contain subject matter that often creates shock value, such as rape and drugs.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Bizarre

    bi-zär′, adj. odd: fantastic: extravagant.—n. Bizar′rerie. [Fr.—Sp. bizarro, high-spirited; acc. to Littré, adapted from Basque bizarre, the beard.]

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British National Corpus

  1. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'bizarre' in Adjectives Frequency: #1007

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bizarre in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bizarre in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of bizarre in a Sentence

  1. Douglas Adams:

    There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.

  2. Zolan Kanno-Youngs:

    The pain that we're trying to talk about and the pain that we're trying to convey obviously doesn't relate to that of the actual victims of the marathon bombings, the people who were at the finish line, but it's pain nonetheless, there's no one way to react to something as bizarre as this.

  3. Ted Cruz:

    Was Woodrow Wilson an unabashed racist? Yes. Should we talk about that, should we condemn it? Yes, but we shouldn't be involved in this bizarre process of erasing our history because it offends our ears. This is something the media pushes, but I think the American people are fed up with it. There is a reservoir of common sense that recognizes this is dumb.

  4. Seattle Storm:

    Ive been here before so I guess that is a good thing. I know what to expect and how to approach it, ive already gone through the roller coaster of emotions because just getting to the point of knowing I had to have surgery took a lot doctors and a lot of MRIs and things like that. In some bizarre way its nice to know what the plan is and you can kind of wrap your head around that. You can have your down moment but then kind of be like, OK, this is how were going to move forward. So thats where I am.

  5. Bill Cosby:

    No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will eventually produce bizarre behavior, and I'm not talking about the kids. Their behavior is always normal.

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