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# strangeness

noun (no plural)

«strangeness» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Strangeness is the quality of being odd, unusual or unlike what is normal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangeness/#m1)

### In the lessons

the eerie or unnatural feel of a strange place, creature or task; in tales the strangeness of a magic thing frightens or puzzles the hero

### Examples

- The strangeness of the empty house frightened them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangeness/#x1)
- She noticed the strangeness of the old man's eyes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangeness/#x2)
- They wondered at the strangeness of their task. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangeness/#x3)
- The strangeness of the beast made the prince afraid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangeness/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «strangeness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/strangeness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«strangeness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/strangeness.html) on Mova free.