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BNC: 19449 COCA: 15124

outlandish

adjective

out·​land·​ish ˌau̇t-ˈlan-dish How to pronounce outlandish (audio)
1
: of or relating to another country : foreign
saw many outlandish animals at the zoo
2
a
: strikingly out of the ordinary : bizarre
an outlandish costume
Her book is filled with outlandish characters.
spun some outlandish tales
b
: exceeding proper or reasonable limits or standards
workers complain of outlandish hours Joan E. Rigdon
outlandish government specifications
3
: remote from civilization
no other young men foolish enough to offer to go to such an outlandish station Geog. Jour.
outlandishly adverb
outlandishness noun

Did you know?

In olden times, English speakers used the phrase "outlandish man" to refer to a foreigner—or, one who came from an outland, which originally meant "a foreign land." From here, outlandish broadened in usage from a word meaning "from another land" to one describing something unfamiliar or strange. Dress was a common early target for the adjective; English novelist Henry Fielding, in Tom Jones (1749), writes of a woman who was "drest in one of your outlandish Garments." Nowadays, the word can be applied to anything that strikes us as out of the ordinary, from bizarre conspiracy theories to exaggerated boasting.

Choose the Right Synonym for outlandish

strange, singular, unique, peculiar, eccentric, erratic, odd, quaint, outlandish mean departing from what is ordinary, usual, or to be expected.

strange stresses unfamiliarity and may apply to the foreign, the unnatural, the unaccountable.

a journey filled with strange sights

singular suggests individuality or puzzling strangeness.

a singular feeling of impending disaster

unique implies singularity and the fact of being without a known parallel.

a career unique in the annals of science

peculiar implies a marked distinctiveness.

the peculiar status of America's First Lady

eccentric suggests a wide divergence from the usual or normal especially in behavior.

the eccentric eating habits of preschoolers

erratic stresses a capricious and unpredictable wandering or deviating.

a friend's suddenly erratic behavior

odd applies to a departure from the regular or expected.

an odd sense of humor

quaint suggests an old-fashioned but pleasant oddness.

a quaint fishing village

outlandish applies to what is uncouth, bizarre, or barbaric.

outlandish fashions of the time

Example Sentences

She fills her books with outlandish characters. The actress wore an outlandish dress to the awards ceremony.
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Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of outlandish was before the 12th century

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