strangeness
Definitions
The quality or state of being unusual, peculiar, or difficult to explain.
The quality of being unfamiliar, alien, or foreign in nature.
A quantum number representing a property of subatomic particles that is conserved in strong and electromagnetic interactions.
Examples
The sheer strangeness of the landscape made me feel like I had landed on another planet.
He could not shake the feeling of strangeness that permeated the old, abandoned house.
Despite the strangeness of the situation, she managed to remain calm and collected.
Synonyms
oddity peculiarity bizarre unfamiliarity abnormality eccentricity curiosity
Antonyms
familiarity normality commonness ordinariness regularity standard conventionality