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This video is about adjectives that mean strange
Synonyms or near synonyms
Something that's strange is
something that's not normal
for us
The problem with strange is what is strange to me
may be normal to you
So, something that is not frequently seen
not frequently done
That's what we mean by strange
So, this guy is rather strange
Maybe he's a little bit crazy
He doesn't act very normally
So
Odd
So, the something very odd happend to me
on the way home yesterday
So, something unusual
Odd in not an extreme word
But it means mildly unusual, mildly strange
Your friend is very odd, so
He behaves strangely
If you call someone odd it's quite negative
If something is odd it's saying it's very unusual
It's strange
Notice
Very odd
But not absolutely odd, okey
So, it's not an extreme
Again, very strange
But not absolutely strange
Now let's look at the next one – weird
Well, I think weird is a superlative of odd
Something that is extremely odd
is weird
This guy is weird
He does very strange things
I think if you call someone wierd
You're probably not saying they're mad
But they behave in a very peculiar way
If you say somebody is strange or odd
You are suggesting that maybe they have mental problems
So, something what's weird is quite extreme
I had a weird dream
So, weird is something that you really don't expect
And notice
Absolutely weird
That fits quite nicely as the collocation
So, weird is an extreme whereas odd is a gradable
I think we could also say something is very weird
So, it acts both as a gradeble and an extreme
As well, weird normally is a little bit negative in meaning
Their car is a weird colour
Yours... Your meat is
The colour is really rather weird
So, I'm suggesting it's not very nice
Bizarre is the next word
Okay, this is an extreme
Absolutely bizarre
That works very well
You could say very bizarre, as well
Something that is bizarre is something that has no logic to it
The things that happen in dreams are bizarre they're really really very strange
If I call... If I said this guy is bizarre
It means he has very strange ideas
they're very different frome the normal ones
But I'm not saying he's mad, okey
Bizarre. Extremely unusual
So, he has a bizarre sense of humor
I think that's even stronger than he has a weird sense of humor
And is even stronger that he has an odd sense of humor
Okay, the next word is outlandish
When I hear the word outlandish the first thing I think of
is an outlandish idea or an outlandish hairdo
So, if something's outlandish it is so different that you don't expect it
It's almost like it's alien
It comes from an out-land
from a different land from a differnt country
And again, very outlandish but also absolutely outlandish
So, if something is otlandish it's extremely bizarre
It's extremely unusual
He has an otlandish way of behaviour
He has an outlandish way of doing things
So, you would never expect anybody to do things like that
Because they are so strange that nobody would do it like that
An outlandish idea
An idea you would not expect in a million years
If something's bizarre or weird it's unusual
But it's outlandish you'd never never expect that
And the last one
Wacky
Wacky is quite positive
He has a wacky sense of humor
It means strange but interesting
different
but not bad
If something is outlandish that's normally a criticism
If something's weird that's a criticism
If something is odd or strange, again criticism
And bizarre, yeah, if something is bizarre
It's not as critical as the others
But wacky. Wacky is reasonablly positive
He has a wacky sense of humor
His sense of humor is different but it's still funny
Many people won't like it but some people think it's very funny
So, wacky. Strange and unusual
But positive, but good
And notice
Very wacky
I wouldn't say absolutely wacky
So, very strange, very odd, very weird, absolutely bizarre, absolutely outlandish, and very wacky
That gives you an idea of the intensity of these words
So, strange – unusual
Odd
And odd number is one, three, five, seven
So, something out of they not norm
Something that doesn't normally happen
Weird. Strange and stranger than odd
Bizarre. extremely unusual
And outlandish. Something you would never even imagine
And wacky. Different but quite good
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Strange, odd, weird, bizarre, outlandish, and wacky
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