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- DictionaryOut·land·ish/ˌoutˈlandiSH/
adjective
- 1. looking or sounding bizarre or unfamiliar: "outlandish, brightly colored clothes"
- 2. foreign or alien: archaic "three wise, outlandish kings"
1. : of or relating to another country : foreign. saw many outlandish animals at the zoo. 2. a. : strikingly out of the ordinary : bizarre. an outlandish costume. Her book is filled with outlandish characters. spun some outlandish tales. b. : exceeding proper or reasonable limits or standards. workers complain of outlandish hours Joan E. Rigdon.
strange and unusual and difficult to accept or like: an outlandish hairstyle / outfit. Synonyms. bizarre. eccentric (STRANGE) flaky (PERSON) informal sometimes offensive. freakish. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Strange, suspicious and unnatural. aberrantly. abnormally. add. freakishly. freakishness. funnily enough idiom. ghostliness.
adjective. freakishly or grotesquely strange or odd, as appearance, dress, objects, ideas, or practices; bizarre: outlandish clothes; outlandish questions. Synonyms: curious, eccentric, queer, peculiar. having a foreign appearance. remote from civilized areas; out-of the-way: an outlandish settlement.
strange and unusual and difficult to accept or like: an outlandish hairstyle / outfit. Synonyms. bizarre. eccentric (STRANGE) flaky (PERSON) informal sometimes offensive. freakish. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Strange, suspicious and unnatural. aberrantly. abnormally. add. freakishly. freakishness. funnily enough idiom.
If something is outlandish it's bizarre or unfamiliar, far outside the boundaries of expected or normal behavior. Driving around the city in a golf cart and eating spaghetti with pineapple sauce are both examples of outlandish behavior. It's easy to imagine how the word outlandish originated.
Definition of outlandish adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
5 days ago · 1. freakishly or grotesquely strange or odd, as appearance, dress, objects, ideas, or practices; bizarre. outlandish clothes. outlandish questions. 2. having a foreign appearance. 3. remote from civilized areas; out-of the-way. an outlandish settlement.
