Definition of BIZARRE

bizarre

Plural: bizarres

Adjective Satellite

  • conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
    • "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"

Adj

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

Noun

  • A strangely striped flower, often referring to a variety of tulip.
  • A carnation having stripes of two distinct colours on the white petals.

Examples

  • His bizarre behaviour caused people to stare at him.
  • Playing BIZARRE felt like an unusual and unexpected move, but it scored big.

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

eccentric, flakey, flaky, freakish, freaky, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outre

Scrabble Score: 18

bizarre: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
bizarre: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bizarre: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

bizarre: valid Words With Friends Word