Etymology

strangeness

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Today it means: The state or quality of being strange, odd or weird. Full definition →

Middle English straungenesse
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromstraungenesse
  2. English todaystrangeness

From Middle English straungenesse; equivalent to strange + -ness.

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