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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbizarr
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bi-tsar
"Er hatte eine bizarr anmutende Idee."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Strikingly out of the ordinary; strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance.
"The surrealist artist created a bizarre sculpture made entirely of recycled clocks and rusted metal." - 2
So out of the ordinary as to cause bewilderment or disbelief.
"We woke up to the bizarre sight of a wandering penguin in the middle of the desert."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in the late 16th century, the word comes from French, which borrowed it from Italian 'bizzarro', meaning 'angry', 'fierce', or 'capricious'. The Italian term likely traces back further to the Basque word 'bizargorri', meaning 'red-bearded' (from 'bizar' beard + 'gorri' red), although this etymology remains debated by lexicographers. Over time, the meaning shifted from a sense of anger or odd temperamental behavior to its current modern application denoting anything strikingly out of the ordinary, grotesque, or eccentric.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bizarre" is said worldwide
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bizarre
Transliteration: bi-zar
"C'est une situation vraiment bizarre."
bizarr
Transliteration: bi-tsar
"Er hatte eine bizarr anmutende Idee."
bizzarro
Transliteration: bit-tzar-ro
"Ho fatto un sogno molto bizzarro stanotte."
bizarro
Transliteration: bi-sa-ro
"La película tiene un argumento bastante bizarro."
bizarro
Transliteration: bi-za-ru
"Aquele comportamento foi completamente bizarro."
अद्भुत
Transliteration: adbhut
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"यह एक अत्यंत विचित्र घटना थी।"
古怪
Transliteration: gǔ guài
Script: 中文汉字
"他今天穿了一件很古怪的衣服。"
기괴한
Transliteration: gigoehan
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 영화의 결말은 정말 기괴했다."
奇妙な
Transliteration: kimyō na
Script: 日本語
"彼は街で奇妙な光景を目撃した。"
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