Meaning
Strangely unconventional; highly unusual and different from common experience, often in an extravagant, fantastic, and/or conspicuous way.
Synonyms
very strange
fantastic idea
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bɪˈzɑː(ɹ)/
Etymology
Borrowed from French bizarre (“odd, peculiar, bizarre”, formerly “headlong, angry”). Either from Basque bizar (“a beard”) (the notion being that bearded Spanish soldiers made a strange impression on the French), or from Italian bizzarro.
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