bizarre

noun

(horticulture) A carnation having stripes of two distinct colours on the white petals.

adjective

Strangely unconventional; highly unusual and different from common experience, often in an extravagant, fantastic, and/or conspicuous way.

Roots

bizzarrobizarre- · Italian · angry, irascible

Synonyms for bizarre

outlandishadj freakishadj eccentricadj weirdadj strangeadj oddadj peculiaradj unusualadj uncannyadj oddballn eerieadj grotesqueadj absurdadj ludicrousadj outrageousadj

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Where does bizarre come from?

The word bizarre breaks down into one root of Italian origin: the root bizarre, from Italian bizzarro (“angry, irascible”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.