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Definition of Freakishness
1. Noun. Marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal.
Generic synonyms: Strangeness, Unfamiliarity
Derivative terms: Freakish, Freakish, Freakish
Definition of Freakishness
1. Noun. The characteristic or quality of being freakish ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Freakishness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Freakishness
Literary usage of Freakishness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authors by Charles Wells Moulton (1904)
"He was, despite his freakishness, probably the most highly-trained thinker who
ever applied himself to the study of theatrical art in England. ..."
2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1896)
"But the peculiar feature of this inheritance is its freakishness. Two naturally
long-tailed parents have produced a tailless dog, in whom the potency was so ..."
3. A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages by Felix Flügel, Johann Gottfried Flügel (1861)
"—fang, m. freakishness, fund fulness; —fanget, т. а whimsical person; ...
freakishness, capriciousness ; —fpie^n. a sort of game to try ingenuity, puzzle, ..."
4. Zip Zip My Brain Hartsby Kathleen McDougall, Leslie Swartz, Amelia Van der Merwe by Kathleen McDougall, Leslie Swartz, Amelia Van der Merwe (2007)
"However, it may be said that these photographers approach representing physical -
if not necessarily cultural - 'freakishness' from the outside, ..."
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