outlandish
English
Etymology
From Middle English outlandisch, from Old English ūtlendisċ, from Proto-Germanic *ūtlandiskaz. Related to ūtland (“foreign land, land abroad”) (English outland). Sense of “bizarre” from 1590s.[1] Surface analysis outland + -ish. Cognate to German ausländisch, dated Dutch uitlands (now buitenlands), Swedish utländsk, all “foreign, non-domestic”.
Pronunciation
Adjective
outlandish (comparative more outlandish, superlative most outlandish)
- bizarre, strange
- The rock star wore black with outlandish pink and green spiked hair.
- (archaic) foreign, alien
Synonyms
- (bizarre, strange): See also Thesaurus:strange
- (foreign, alien): See also Thesaurus:foreign
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
strange or bizarre
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foreign
References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “outlandish”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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