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strangeness; oddity; peculiarity
The quality or degree of being strange, odd, or peculiar. Formed by adding the nominalizing suffix さ to the na-adjective 奇妙, turning the quality into a measurable or discussable noun.
この話の奇妙さに気づいた。
I noticed the strangeness of this story.
状況の奇妙さは否定できない。
The oddity of the situation cannot be denied.
あの映画は独特の奇妙さがあって、見終わった後��ずっと頭に残る。
That movie has a unique strangeness to it that stays in your mind long after you've finished watching.
Formed from the na-adjective 奇妙 (strange; peculiar) plus the suffix さ, which converts adjectives into abstract nouns indicating the degree or quality of that trait. This pattern (~さ) is productive with both i-adjectives and na-adjectives.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 奇妙さを感じる: to feel the strangeness
- 奇妙さに気づく: to notice the oddity
- 独特の奇妙さ: a unique strangeness
- 言い知れぬ奇妙さ: an indescribable oddity
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 不思議さ: mysteriousness, wonder, more neutral and less unsettling
- 異様さ: abnormality, strangeness with a stronger sense of being disturbing
- 違和感: sense of something being off, focuses on the observer's feeling rather than the object's quality