bizarre
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French bizarre (“odd, peculiar, bizarre, formerly headlong, angry”), from Italian bizzarro. Perhaps akin to Basque bizar, "a beard" (the notion being of bearded Spanish soldiers making a strange impression on the French).
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) IPA: /bɪˈzɑː(ɹ)/, /bəˈzɑː(ɹ)/, X-SAMPA: /bI"zA:(r\)/, /b@"zA:(r\)/
- (US) IPA: /bɪˈzaɹ/, /bəˈzaɹ/, X-SAMPA: /bI"zar\/, /b@"zar\/
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Adjective [edit]
bizarre (comparative bizarrer or more bizarre, superlative bizarrest or most bizarre)
- strangely unconventional in style or appearance.
- 2011 October 22, Sam Sheringham, “Aston Villa 1 - 2 West Brom”, BBC Sport:
- West Brom enjoyed more possession as the half progressed and were handed a penalty of their own in the 21st minute in bizarre circumstances.
- 2011 October 22, Sam Sheringham, “Aston Villa 1 - 2 West Brom”, BBC Sport:
Usage notes [edit]
The more and most forms are the most common comparative and superlative forms. While bizarrest is encountered not infrequently and is acceptable in most situations, bizarrer is rare and non-standard.
Synonyms [edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:strange
Translations [edit]
strangely unconventional
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External links [edit]
- bizarre in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- bizarre in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Anagrams [edit]
Danish [edit]
Adjective [edit]
bizarre
Dutch [edit]
Adjective [edit]
bizarre
- the inflected formFAQ of bizar
French [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Italian bizzarro.
Adjective [edit]
bizarre (masculine and feminine, plural bizarres)
