bizarre

Borrowed from French bizarre (“odd, peculiar, bizarre, formerly headlong, angry”). Either from Basque bizar, "a beard" (the notion being that bearded Spanish soldiers made a strange impression on the French) or from Italian bizzarro.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /bɪˈzɑː(ɹ)/, /bəˈzɑː(ɹ)/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /bɪˈzɑɹ/, /bəˈzɑɹ/

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• Homophone: bazaar

bizarre (comparative more bizarre, superlative most bizarre)

1. strangely unconventional in style or appearance.
   • 2011 October 22, Sam Sheringham, “Aston Villa 1 - 2 West Brom”, in BBC Sport‎:

     West Brom enjoyed more possession as the half progressed and were handed a penalty of their own in the 21st minute in bizarre circumstances.

The more and most forms are the most common comparative and superlative forms. While bizarrest is encountered not infrequently and is acceptable in most situations, bizarrer is rare and non-standard.

• See also Thesaurus:strange

• bizarre in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• bizarre in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

• Brazier, brazier

bizarre

1. definite of bizar
2. plural of bizar

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bizarre

1. Inflected form of bizar

From Italian bizzarro.

• IPA^(key): /bi.zaʁ/

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• Rhymes: -aʁ

bizarre (plural bizarres)

1. bizarre, odd

   Comme c'est bizarre !

2. peculiar, quaint

• baroque
• étrange
• original
• singulier

• bizarrement
• bizarrerie

• “bizarre” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

• barriez

bizarre

1. inflection of bizarr:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

bizarre (comparative plus bizarre, superlative le plus bizarre)

1. bizarre