Freakishness

/ˈfrikɪʃnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being freakish; something that is monstrous, abnormal, or strangely unusual in a striking way.

Etymology

From 'freakish' (freak plus '-ish', an Old English suffix meaning 'of the nature of') plus '-ness'. This double-suffix construction emphasizes the abstract quality more intensely than 'freakiness'.

Kelly Says

We have both 'freakiness' and 'freakishness'—the difference is subtle but real: 'freakiness' is colloquial and modern, while 'freakishness' sounds more formal and older, a reminder that words have fashion eras.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ነቀት
ne-ket
ARالعربية
غرابة
ghraaba
BNবাংলা
অস্বাভাবিকতা
os-wa-bha-abi-ka-ta
CACatalà
extravagent
ek-stra-va-gen-t
CSČeština
divokost
di-vok-ost
DADansk
skødesløshed
sko-des-lo-shed
DEDeutsch
Exzentrizität
eks-ent-ri-zi-taet
ELΕλληνικά
άτακτη
a-ta-kti
ESEspañol
extrañeza
es-trah-nye-sah
FAفارسی
غرابت
ghrabt
FISuomi
outoisuus
ou-toi-suus
FRFrançais
singularité
sin-gyu-la-rite
GUGU
અજીબપણું
a-jee-ba-pu-nu
HAHA
abunawa
a-bu-na-wa
HEעברית
הזוי
ha-zoi
HIहिन्दी
अजीबोगरीब
a-jee-bo-ga-ree-b
HUMagyar
furcsaság
fur-cha-saag
IDBahasa Indonesia
keanehan
keh-ah-neh-an
IGIG
ọkpụrụ
ok-pu-ru
ITItaliano
bizzarria
bi-zar-ree-ah
JA日本語
変人ぶり
hen-nin-buri
KKKK
ақыл
a-ky-l
KMKM
រឿង
reu-ng
KO한국어
괴상함
gwoe-sang-ham
MRMR
अजीबपणा
a-jee-ba-pa-na
MSBahasa Melayu
keanehan
keh-ah-neh-an
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောင့်
kya-ng-ht
NLNederlands
vreemdheid
vraym-heit
NONorsk
rarehet
ra-reh-et
PAPA
ਅਜੀਬ
a-jee-b
PLPolski
dziwactwo
dziv-akt-vo
PTPortuguês
esquisitismo
es-kwi-si-ti-smo
RORomână
straniu
stra-nee
RUРусский
странность
strannost'
SVSvenska
märklighet
maerk-lig-het
SWKiswahili
ujinga
oo-jin-ga
TAதமிழ்
சந்தேகம்
san-the-gam
TEతెలుగు
అసాధారణత
asa-dhaar-na-ta
THไทย
ความแปลกประหลาด
khwam plaek pra-laadt
TLTL
kabalutan
ka-ba-lu-tan
TRTürkçe
gariplik
ga-ri-plik
UKУкраїнська
екстравагантності
ek-stra-va-gan-t-nosti
URاردو
غرابت
ghrabt
VITiếng Việt
sự kỳ lạ
su ky la
YOYO
àjọ́
a-jo
ZH中文
怪异性
guàiyì xìng
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thu-la

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