Definition of outlandish in English:

outlandish

adjective aʊtˈlandɪʃaʊtˈlændɪʃ

1Looking or sounding bizarre or unfamiliar.
稀奇古怪的，奇特的
outlandish, brightly coloured clothes
Example sentencesExamples
- It sounds like a headline from a supermarket tabloid, but the idea may not be as outlandish as it first appears.
- Some people bowl because it gives them a license to go out, have a drink, wear outlandish clothes, and yell.
- At every turn, there he was, drawling something even more outlandish than his previous bizarre utterances.
- At any rate, this all seems rather bizarre and outlandish - until you realise where the bodies are buried.
- Many of your more bizarre or outlandish schemes will come to fruition.
- They came to watch a bunch of people dressed in ridiculous clothes and outlandish make-up run amok in a slapstick whirlwind of escapism.
- Instead, their outlandish ideas were applauded, so they hit upon the notion of recording their next stunt on video.
- But what really brings it to life is its gallery of outlandish, oddball and downright terrifying characters and creatures.
- All around her, pupils are wearing the kind of outlandish clothes and hairstyles one would expect of teenagers anywhere in Europe.
- He makes outlandish comment, uses colourful language and generally does his homework.
- But it proves that even their most outlandish ideas are underpinned by an intuitive grasp of what makes great pop.
- They wore outlandish clothes without fear of being laughed at by little boys on the bus.
- They do not think that victory requires outlandish luck, freakish circumstances, bizarrely compliant opposition.
- The longer people went without answers, the more outlandish and bizarre their theories became.
- So it shouldn't be an outlandish idea that personal missions drive what we do as journalists.
- No matter how outlandish your idea is, it must be accepted if it holds up experimentally.
- All sorts of people were allowed to lecture, some of them with quite outlandish ideas.
- The front-man has been trying to hide his thinning locks with a string of outlandish haircuts and colour treatments for years.
- All ideas, no matter how outlandish, will be considered.
- Much of it is so ridiculous, so confused and generally outlandish that it often becomes comical.
Synonyms
strange, peculiar, odd, funny, curious, offbeat, eccentric, unconventional, unorthodox, queer, unexpected, unfamiliar, abnormal, atypical, unusual, out of the ordinary, out of the way, extraordinary
2archaic Foreign or alien.
〈古〉外国的；异类的
three wise, outlandish kings
三个贤明的外国国王。
Example sentencesExamples
- In fact, the Cossack regards the Russian peasant as a foreign, outlandish, despicable creature.
Synonyms
weird, queer, offbeat, far out, freakish, grotesque, quirky, zany, eccentric, off-centre, idiosyncratic, unconventional, unorthodox, funny, bizarre, fantastic, unusual, extraordinary, strange, unfamiliar, unknown, unheard of, alien, foreign, peculiar, odd, curious
atypical, irregular, anomalous, deviant, abnormal, quaint, out of the way, ludicrous, preposterous
French outré
informal way-out, wacky, freaky, kooky, screwy, kinky, oddball, cranky
North American informal off the wall, in left field, bizarro
dated singular

Derivatives

outlandishly

adverb aʊtˈlandɪʃ(ə)liaʊtˈlændɪʃli

If you do happen to be travelling on a country road in the next week or two and you come across 120 cars, buses and trucks, which have been outlandishly decorated, don't panic!
Example sentencesExamples
- The solos, while clearly demonstrating proficiency and accomplishment on the various instruments, were not outlandishly virtuoustic (as one often finds with emerging jazz groups trying to consolidate their place on the scene).
- Said hedge fund manager offered the hoariest excuse known to man for doing a merger: because you want to gain control of an asset whose owner is charging outlandishly high rents.
- Strange as they look and outlandishly as they may behave, they won't bite, usually.
- And in come the mummers, faces muffled and painted, outlandishly costumed in multicolored skirts, frock coats, long-johns, turned jackets, stuffed pants.

outlandishness

noun aʊtˈlandɪʃnəsaʊtˈlændɪʃnəs

Every lad was sporting tartan of varying degrees of outlandishness.
Example sentencesExamples
- It's all there, in its laughable outlandishness.
- Her first zine, from which the collection takes its title, presents a young girl's most embarrassing memories, which steadily build in outlandishness.
- He does so in the outlandishness of his extremes and the marvellous and continual flow of sometimes absurd paradoxes.
- It was the outlandishness of some of the requests.

Origin

Old English ūtlendisc 'not native', from ūtland 'foreign country'.

Rhymes

blandish, brandish, Standish

Definition of outlandish in US English:

outlandish

adjectiveaʊtˈlændɪʃoutˈlandiSH

1Looking or sounding bizarre or unfamiliar.
稀奇古怪的，奇特的
outlandish, brightly colored clothes
the most outlandish ideas
最奇特的想法。
Example sentencesExamples
- But it proves that even their most outlandish ideas are underpinned by an intuitive grasp of what makes great pop.
- It sounds like a headline from a supermarket tabloid, but the idea may not be as outlandish as it first appears.
- They came to watch a bunch of people dressed in ridiculous clothes and outlandish make-up run amok in a slapstick whirlwind of escapism.
- The longer people went without answers, the more outlandish and bizarre their theories became.
- Some people bowl because it gives them a license to go out, have a drink, wear outlandish clothes, and yell.
- They do not think that victory requires outlandish luck, freakish circumstances, bizarrely compliant opposition.
- So it shouldn't be an outlandish idea that personal missions drive what we do as journalists.
- All around her, pupils are wearing the kind of outlandish clothes and hairstyles one would expect of teenagers anywhere in Europe.
- At any rate, this all seems rather bizarre and outlandish - until you realise where the bodies are buried.
- Much of it is so ridiculous, so confused and generally outlandish that it often becomes comical.
- He makes outlandish comment, uses colourful language and generally does his homework.
- Many of your more bizarre or outlandish schemes will come to fruition.
- All sorts of people were allowed to lecture, some of them with quite outlandish ideas.
- They wore outlandish clothes without fear of being laughed at by little boys on the bus.
- At every turn, there he was, drawling something even more outlandish than his previous bizarre utterances.
- No matter how outlandish your idea is, it must be accepted if it holds up experimentally.
- All ideas, no matter how outlandish, will be considered.
- The front-man has been trying to hide his thinning locks with a string of outlandish haircuts and colour treatments for years.
- Instead, their outlandish ideas were applauded, so they hit upon the notion of recording their next stunt on video.
- But what really brings it to life is its gallery of outlandish, oddball and downright terrifying characters and creatures.
Synonyms
strange, peculiar, odd, funny, curious, offbeat, eccentric, unconventional, unorthodox, queer, unexpected, unfamiliar, abnormal, atypical, unusual, out of the ordinary, out of the way, extraordinary
2archaic Foreign or alien.
〈古〉外国的；异类的
Example sentencesExamples
- In fact, the Cossack regards the Russian peasant as a foreign, outlandish, despicable creature.
Synonyms
weird, queer, offbeat, far out, freakish, grotesque, quirky, zany, eccentric, off-centre, idiosyncratic, unconventional, unorthodox, funny, bizarre, fantastic, unusual, extraordinary, strange, unfamiliar, unknown, unheard of, alien, foreign, peculiar, odd, curious

Origin

Old English ūtlendisc ‘not native’, from ūtland ‘foreign country’.

词汇	outlandish
释义	Definition of outlandish in English: outlandish adjective aʊtˈlandɪʃaʊtˈlændɪʃ 1Looking or sounding bizarre or unfamiliar. 稀奇古怪的，奇特的 outlandish, brightly coloured clothes Example sentencesExamples It sounds like a headline from a supermarket tabloid, but the idea may not be as outlandish as it first appears. Some people bowl because it gives them a license to go out, have a drink, wear outlandish clothes, and yell. At every turn, there he was, drawling something even more outlandish than his previous bizarre utterances. At any rate, this all seems rather bizarre and outlandish - until you realise where the bodies are buried. Many of your more bizarre or outlandish schemes will come to fruition. They came to watch a bunch of people dressed in ridiculous clothes and outlandish make-up run amok in a slapstick whirlwind of escapism. Instead, their outlandish ideas were applauded, so they hit upon the notion of recording their next stunt on video. But what really brings it to life is its gallery of outlandish, oddball and downright terrifying characters and creatures. All around her, pupils are wearing the kind of outlandish clothes and hairstyles one would expect of teenagers anywhere in Europe. He makes outlandish comment, uses colourful language and generally does his homework. But it proves that even their most outlandish ideas are underpinned by an intuitive grasp of what makes great pop. They wore outlandish clothes without fear of being laughed at by little boys on the bus. They do not think that victory requires outlandish luck, freakish circumstances, bizarrely compliant opposition. The longer people went without answers, the more outlandish and bizarre their theories became. So it shouldn't be an outlandish idea that personal missions drive what we do as journalists. No matter how outlandish your idea is, it must be accepted if it holds up experimentally. All sorts of people were allowed to lecture, some of them with quite outlandish ideas. The front-man has been trying to hide his thinning locks with a string of outlandish haircuts and colour treatments for years. All ideas, no matter how outlandish, will be considered. Much of it is so ridiculous, so confused and generally outlandish that it often becomes comical. Synonyms strange, peculiar, odd, funny, curious, offbeat, eccentric, unconventional, unorthodox, queer, unexpected, unfamiliar, abnormal, atypical, unusual, out of the ordinary, out of the way, extraordinary 2archaic Foreign or alien. 〈古〉外国的；异类的 three wise, outlandish kings 三个贤明的外国国王。 Example sentencesExamples In fact, the Cossack regards the Russian peasant as a foreign, outlandish, despicable creature. Synonyms weird, queer, offbeat, far out, freakish, grotesque, quirky, zany, eccentric, off-centre, idiosyncratic, unconventional, unorthodox, funny, bizarre, fantastic, unusual, extraordinary, strange, unfamiliar, unknown, unheard of, alien, foreign, peculiar, odd, curious atypical, irregular, anomalous, deviant, abnormal, quaint, out of the way, ludicrous, preposterous French outré informal way-out, wacky, freaky, kooky, screwy, kinky, oddball, cranky North American informal off the wall, in left field, bizarro dated singular Derivatives outlandishly adverb aʊtˈlandɪʃ(ə)liaʊtˈlændɪʃli If you do happen to be travelling on a country road in the next week or two and you come across 120 cars, buses and trucks, which have been outlandishly decorated, don't panic! Example sentencesExamples The solos, while clearly demonstrating proficiency and accomplishment on the various instruments, were not outlandishly virtuoustic (as one often finds with emerging jazz groups trying to consolidate their place on the scene). Said hedge fund manager offered the hoariest excuse known to man for doing a merger: because you want to gain control of an asset whose owner is charging outlandishly high rents. Strange as they look and outlandishly as they may behave, they won't bite, usually. And in come the mummers, faces muffled and painted, outlandishly costumed in multicolored skirts, frock coats, long-johns, turned jackets, stuffed pants. outlandishness noun aʊtˈlandɪʃnəsaʊtˈlændɪʃnəs Every lad was sporting tartan of varying degrees of outlandishness. Example sentencesExamples It's all there, in its laughable outlandishness. Her first zine, from which the collection takes its title, presents a young girl's most embarrassing memories, which steadily build in outlandishness. He does so in the outlandishness of his extremes and the marvellous and continual flow of sometimes absurd paradoxes. It was the outlandishness of some of the requests. Origin Old English ūtlendisc 'not native', from ūtland 'foreign country'. Rhymes blandish, brandish, Standish Definition of outlandish in US English: outlandish adjectiveaʊtˈlændɪʃoutˈlandiSH 1Looking or sounding bizarre or unfamiliar. 稀奇古怪的，奇特的 outlandish, brightly colored clothes the most outlandish ideas 最奇特的想法。 Example sentencesExamples But it proves that even their most outlandish ideas are underpinned by an intuitive grasp of what makes great pop. It sounds like a headline from a supermarket tabloid, but the idea may not be as outlandish as it first appears. They came to watch a bunch of people dressed in ridiculous clothes and outlandish make-up run amok in a slapstick whirlwind of escapism. The longer people went without answers, the more outlandish and bizarre their theories became. Some people bowl because it gives them a license to go out, have a drink, wear outlandish clothes, and yell. They do not think that victory requires outlandish luck, freakish circumstances, bizarrely compliant opposition. So it shouldn't be an outlandish idea that personal missions drive what we do as journalists. All around her, pupils are wearing the kind of outlandish clothes and hairstyles one would expect of teenagers anywhere in Europe. At any rate, this all seems rather bizarre and outlandish - until you realise where the bodies are buried. Much of it is so ridiculous, so confused and generally outlandish that it often becomes comical. He makes outlandish comment, uses colourful language and generally does his homework. Many of your more bizarre or outlandish schemes will come to fruition. All sorts of people were allowed to lecture, some of them with quite outlandish ideas. They wore outlandish clothes without fear of being laughed at by little boys on the bus. At every turn, there he was, drawling something even more outlandish than his previous bizarre utterances. No matter how outlandish your idea is, it must be accepted if it holds up experimentally. All ideas, no matter how outlandish, will be considered. The front-man has been trying to hide his thinning locks with a string of outlandish haircuts and colour treatments for years. Instead, their outlandish ideas were applauded, so they hit upon the notion of recording their next stunt on video. But what really brings it to life is its gallery of outlandish, oddball and downright terrifying characters and creatures. Synonyms strange, peculiar, odd, funny, curious, offbeat, eccentric, unconventional, unorthodox, queer, unexpected, unfamiliar, abnormal, atypical, unusual, out of the ordinary, out of the way, extraordinary 2archaic Foreign or alien. 〈古〉外国的；异类的 Example sentencesExamples In fact, the Cossack regards the Russian peasant as a foreign, outlandish, despicable creature. Synonyms weird, queer, offbeat, far out, freakish, grotesque, quirky, zany, eccentric, off-centre, idiosyncratic, unconventional, unorthodox, funny, bizarre, fantastic, unusual, extraordinary, strange, unfamiliar, unknown, unheard of, alien, foreign, peculiar, odd, curious Origin Old English ūtlendisc ‘not native’, from ūtland ‘foreign country’.
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