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单词 outréness
释义

outrénessn.

Brit. /ˈuːtreɪnᵻs/, U.S. /uˈtreɪnᵻs/
Forms: 1800s– outréness, 1900s– outreness.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: outré adj., -ness suffix.
Etymology: < outré adj. + -ness suffix.
The quality of being outré; singularity; eccentricity, peculiarity.
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the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > unconformity > abnormality > [noun] > bizarreness
outlandishness1611
freakishness1678
bizarrerie1741
outréness1832
freakiness1886
bizarreness1920
ostrobogulosity1951
ostrobogulation1952
1832 J. L. Motley Let. 1 July in Corr. (1889) I. ii. 19 The University towns [in Germany] are the homes of ‘outré-ness’.
1882 N. Hawthorne Dr. Grimshawe viii A certain seemly beauty in him showed strikingly the..outréness of the rest of their lot.
1994 Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tennessee) (Nexis) 10 July e4 We ordered the dish almost for the sheer outreness of the concept.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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