different between unusual vs outlandish

English

Alternative forms

• unusuall (obsolete)

Etymology

From un- +? usual.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?ju??u?l/, /?n?ju???l/

Adjective

unusual (comparative more unusual, superlative most unusual)

1. Not usual, out of the ordinary

   Synonyms: uncommon, rare, extraordinary, remarkable; see also Thesaurus:strange

   Antonyms: normal, usual, common, ordinary

Derived terms

• unusually
• unusualness

Translations

Noun

unusual (plural unusuals)

1. Something that is unusual; an anomaly.
   • 1905, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Return of Sherlock Holmes

     I should say that it was very unusual for such men to leave a bottle half empty. How do all these unusuals strike you, Watson?

   • 1939, Pauline Redmond, Wilfrid Redmond, Business paper writing, a career (page 154)

     Two of these unusuals have been selected for special effort throughout the season. They are kneeling pads and water-proof garden gloves. During the bulb planting season they are displayed with the bulbs […]

References

• unusual at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

From Middle English outlandisch, from Old English ?tlendis?, from Proto-Germanic *?tlandiskaz. Related to ?tland (“foreign land, land abroad”) (English outland). Sense of “bizarre” from 1590s. Surface analysis outland +? -ish. Cognate to German ausländisch, dated Dutch uitlands (now buitenlands), Swedish utländsk, all “foreign, non-domestic”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a??t?lænd??/
• Rhymes: -ænd??

Adjective

outlandish (comparative more outlandish, superlative most outlandish)

1. bizarre, strange
2. (archaic) foreign, alien

Synonyms

• (bizarre, strange): See also Thesaurus:strange
• (foreign, alien): See also Thesaurus:foreign

Derived terms

• outlandishly
• outlandishness

Related terms

• outland

Translations

References