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bizarre

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/bɪˈzɑː^r/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bɪˈzɑr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bi zär′)

bi•zarre /bɪˈzɑr/USA pronunciation adj.

unusual in appearance, style, or character:a bizarre coincidence.

bi•zarre•ly, adv.
bi•zarre•ness, n. [uncountable]

bi•zarre (bi zär′),USA pronunciation adj.

markedly unusual in appearance, style, or general character and often involving incongruous or unexpected elements;
outrageously or whimsically strange;
odd:bizarre clothing; bizarre behavior.

Italian bizzarro lively, capricious, eccentric, first attested (ca. 1300) in sense "irascible''; of disputed origin, originally
French
1640–50

bi•zarre′ly, adv.
bi•zarre′ness, n.

fantastic.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

bizarre /bɪˈzɑː/ adj

odd or unusual, esp in an interesting or amusing way

Etymology: 17th Century: from French: from Italian bizzarro capricious, of uncertain originbiˈzarreness n

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Synonyms: strange, weird, odd, wacky, eccentric, more...

Collocations: [is, seems] bizarre to me (that), is bizarre to [say, think, have, imagine], what a bizarre [idea, remark, day, hair do]!, more...

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