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strange

[streynj]

adjective

stranger, strangest 
  1. unusual, extraordinary, or curious; odd; queer.

    a strange remark to make.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  2. estranged, alienated, etc., as a result of being out of one's natural environment.

    I felt strange as I walked through the crowded marketplace.

  3. situated, belonging, or coming from outside of one's own locality; foreign.

    to move to a strange place; strange religions.

  4. outside of one's previous experience; hitherto unknown; unfamiliar.

    strange faces; strange customs.

    Antonyms:
  5. unaccustomed to or inexperienced in; unacquainted (usually followed byto ).

    I'm strange to this part of the job.

    Antonyms:
  6. distant or reserved; shy.

    Synonyms:
    Antonyms:


adverb

  1. in a strange manner.

strange

/ ٰɪԻ /

adjective

  1. odd, unusual, or extraordinary in appearance, effect, manner, etc; peculiar

  2. not known, seen, or experienced before; unfamiliar

    a strange land

  3. not easily explained

    a strange phenomenon

  4. (usually foll by to) inexperienced (in) or unaccustomed (to)

    strange to a task

  5. not of one's own kind, locality, etc; alien; foreign

  6. shy; distant; reserved

  7. it is unusual or surprising that

  8. physics

    1. denoting a particular flavour of quark

    2. denoting or relating to a hypothetical form of matter composed of such quarks

      strange matter

      a strange star

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. not_standardin a strange manner

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • strangely adverb
  • unstrange adjective
  • unstrangely adverb
  • unstrangeness noun
  • ˈٰԲ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of strange1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from Old French estrange, from Latin ٰԱܲ; extraneous
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of strange1

C13: from Old French estrange, from Latin ٰԱܲ foreign; see extraneous
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Synonym Study

Strange, peculiar, odd, queer refer to that which is out of the ordinary. Strange implies that the thing or its cause is unknown or unexplained; it is unfamiliar and unusual: a strange expression. That which is peculiar mystifies, or exhibits qualities not shared by others: peculiar behavior. That which is odd is irregular or unconventional, and sometimes approaches the bizarre: an odd custom. Queer sometimes adds to odd the suggestion of something abnormal and eccentric: queer in the head.
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Example Sentences

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“It’s a strange thing for me to say as a law professor that maybe the law doesn’t matter,” Chen said.

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That kind of careerism should, of course, be considered shameful in the journalism trade and might, in its own strange way, also be considered one of the reasons we find ourselves in our current crisis.

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Opposition Conservative group leader Deborah Taylor called the meeting "very strange" and said "staffing groups support a number of staff here and should be listened to".

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"It was a bit strange when we first turned up, I've said some really horrible things to a few of them on the pitch," Genge tells the Rugby Union Weekly podcast.

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As Roz explores this strange new world, she encounters angry bears, a loquacious squirrel and industrious beavers, who regard her as a malevolent force.

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