bizarre
1bi·zarre
adjective \bə-ˈzär\: very unusual or strange
Full Definition of BIZARRE
: strikingly out of the ordinary: as a : odd, extravagant, or eccentric in style or mode b : involving sensational contrasts or incongruities
— bi·zarre·ly adverb
— bi·zarre·ness noun
See Examples of BIZARRE
- I just heard the most bizarre story.
- She wore a bizarre outfit.
Origin of BIZARRE
French, from Italian bizzarro
First Known Use: circa 1648
Related to BIZARRE
- Synonyms
- absurd, fantastic, crazy, fanciful, foolish, insane, nonsensical, preposterous, unreal, wild
- Antonyms
- realistic, reasonable
See Synonym Discussion at fantastic
Rhymes with BIZARRE
Adar, Adzhar, afar, ajar, all-star, armoire, attar, bar car, bazaar, beaux arts, bête noire, beurre noir, Bihar, boudoir, boxcar, boyar, Bronze Star, bulbar, Bulgar, bursar, bus bar, canard, cash bar, catarrh, Cathar, chair car, chukar, cigar, clochard, club car, coal tar, cougar, couloir, crossbar, crowbar, Dakar, daystar, debar, decare, devoir, dinar, disbar, Dog Star, drawbar, durbar, earthstar, Elgar, eschar, eyebar, feldspar, fern bar, film noir, five-star, fixed star, flatcar, fluorspar, four-star, fulmar, gaydar, gazar, guitar, Gunnar, Hagar, handcar, horsecar, hussar, Invar, Iyar, jaguar, Kádár, leaf scar, Lehár, lidar, Lifar, Loire, lounge car, lumbar, jack-tar, jowar, Khowar, lahar, lekvar, lodestar, Magyar, malar, memoir, Mylar, NASCAR, Navarre, nightjar, North Star, pace car, paillard, peignoir, pinch bar, Pindar, pine tar, pissoir, planar, plantar, polestar, pourboire, prowl car, pulsar, Qatar, qintar, quasar, radar, railcar, raw bar, rebar, red star, roll bar, Safar, Samar, sandbar, scalar, scout car, Sennar, shofar, sidebar, sidecar, sirdar, sitar, slop jar, slot car, snack bar, sofar, solar, sonar, sports bar, sports car, stock car, streetcar, Svalbard, sway bar, tank car, T-bar, toolbar, town car, tramcar, trocar, unbar, volar, voussoir, Weimar
2bizarre
nounDefinition of BIZARRE
: a flower with atypical striped marking
First Known Use of BIZARRE
circa 1753
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