outlandish

English

Etymology

From Middle English outlandisch, from Old English ūtlendisċ, from Proto-Germanic *ūtlandiskaz. Related to ūtland (“foreign land, land abroad”) (English outland). Sense of “bizarre” from 1590s.^[1] Surface analysis outland +‎ -ish.

Pronunciation

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Rhymes: -ændɪʃ

Adjective

outlandish (comparative more outlandish, superlative most outlandish)

bizarre, strange
The rock star wore black with outlandish pink and green spiked hair.
(archaic) foreign, alien

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:strange

Derived terms

Related terms

outland

Translations

strange or bizarre

French: étrange (fr), bizarre (fr), insolite (fr)
Italian: strano (it) m, bizzarro (it) m, stravagante (it) m, straniero (it) m
Maori: pakepakehā, pākehakeha

Occitan: estranh (oc), esquèr (oc), esquerrenc
Russian: нелепый (ru) (nelepyj)

foreign

Italian: straniero (it) m

Maori: rāwaho

References

↑ “outlandish” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2018.

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