selcouth

Meaning

Strange, unusual, rare; unfamiliar; marvellous, wondrous.

Synonyms

better than sex

bonzer

brill

fantastic

frabjous

marvellous

phenomenal

stellar

super

wonderous

marv

superterrific

boncer

causing a stir

Translations

merveilleux

maravilloso

étrange

formidable

magnifique

miraculeux

fantastique

phénoménal

sensationnel

wundersam

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɛlˈkuːθ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: selcouth

Inherited from Old English: selcūþ

In summary

From Middle English selcouth, from Old English selcūþ, seldcūþ (“unusual, unwonted, little known, unfamiliar, novel, rare”), from seld- (“rarely”) + cūþ (“known”); equivalent to seld + couth.