strange

1 of 2

adjective

ˈstrānj

stranger; strangest

: different from what is usual, ordinary, or expected : odd

a strange sound

a strange person

the cat's strange behavior

: not before known, heard, or seen : unfamiliar

customs that were strange to him

feeling lost in a strange city

: not entirely comfortable or well : uncomfortable, ill at ease

felt a strange sensation in the pit of my stomach

I left Lady Glyde … and joined Mrs. Rubelle, with the object of kindly preventing her from feeling strange and nervous in consequence of the uncertainty of her situation.

Wilkie Collins

dated : discouraging familiarities : reserved, distant

… why did you break off our confidences and become quite strange to me?

George Bernard Shaw

: unaccustomed sense 2

She was strange to his ways.

: not native to or naturally belonging in a place : of external origin, kind, or character

archaic : of, relating to, or characteristic of another country : foreign

strangely adverb

strange

2 of 2

noun

often attributive

: a fundamental quark that has an electric charge of −¹/₃ and a measured energy of approximately 150 MeV

also : the flavor characterizing this particle

Example Sentences

Adjective Does his behavior seem strange to you? Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction. That is one of the strangest creatures I have ever seen. He gave me a strange look. Strange as it may seem, I don't like walking barefoot on the grass. It's strange that nobody told me about this before. That's strange. He was here a minute ago. The strange thing is that nobody saw him enter or leave the building. Children are taught not to talk to strange people. The language was strange to me. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Monday night’s Emmy Awards ceremony was an unsurprising mix of boring and strange and mostly forgettable, with the occasional funny moment or moving speech.

Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 17 Sep. 2022 In a strange and macabre memorial to the leader’s life, the attendees are thrust into a mysterious and deadly competition for a powerful relic—a hunt that will ultimately bring them face to face with a dangerous monster.

Jacob Siegal, BGR, 16 Sep. 2022 Another trait of Malaparte’s writing, which often alludes to painters (Chagall, Repin, Grosz and Bosch to name but a few), is his vivid way of expressing the strange and incongruous.

Tobias Grey, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 One time, my wife and I were seated at a hibachi table with a very strange and uncouth man, his date and her two uncomfortable tween daughters.

Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 And the hope of turning this strange and unique opportunity into something truly Portland-esque doesn’t stop there.

oregonlive, 29 Aug. 2022 Those opening images of a helicopter chasing a dog across the ice are so strange and mysterious.

Adam Nayman, The New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2022 Set on Halloween in 1968, this horror anthology is packed with strange and frightening tales.

Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Aug. 2022 At the time, throngs of people had begun using the fourteeners as their own private proving ground for strange and unorthodox stunts.

Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 22 Aug. 2022 See More

单词	strangely
释义	strange 1 of 2 adjective ˈstrānj stranger; strangest 1 a : different from what is usual, ordinary, or expected : odd a strange sound a strange person the cat's strange behavior b : not before known, heard, or seen : unfamiliar customs that were strange to him feeling lost in a strange city 2 a : not entirely comfortable or well : uncomfortable, ill at ease felt a strange sensation in the pit of my stomach I left Lady Glyde … and joined Mrs. Rubelle, with the object of kindly preventing her from feeling strange and nervous in consequence of the uncertainty of her situation. Wilkie Collins b dated : discouraging familiarities : reserved, distant … why did you break off our confidences and become quite strange to me? George Bernard Shaw 3 : unaccustomed sense 2 She was strange to his ways. 4 a : not native to or naturally belonging in a place : of external origin, kind, or character b archaic : of, relating to, or characteristic of another country : foreign strangely adverb strange 2 of 2 noun often attributive : a fundamental quark that has an electric charge of −¹/₃ and a measured energy of approximately 150 MeV also : the flavor characterizing this particle Synonyms Adjective bizarre bizarro cranky crazy curious eccentric erratic far-out funky funny kinky kooky kookie odd off-kilter off-the-wall offbeat out-of-the-way outlandish outré peculiar quaint queer queerish quirky remarkable rum [chiefly British] screwy spaced-out wacky whacky way-out weird weirdo wild See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective Does his behavior seem strange to you? Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction. That is one of the strangest creatures I have ever seen. He gave me a strange look. Strange as it may seem, I don't like walking barefoot on the grass. It's strange that nobody told me about this before. That's strange. He was here a minute ago. The strange thing is that nobody saw him enter or leave the building. Children are taught not to talk to strange people. The language was strange to me. See More Recent Examples on the Web Adjective Monday night’s Emmy Awards ceremony was an unsurprising mix of boring and strange and mostly forgettable, with the occasional funny moment or moving speech. Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 17 Sep. 2022 In a strange and macabre memorial to the leader’s life, the attendees are thrust into a mysterious and deadly competition for a powerful relic—a hunt that will ultimately bring them face to face with a dangerous monster. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 16 Sep. 2022 Another trait of Malaparte’s writing, which often alludes to painters (Chagall, Repin, Grosz and Bosch to name but a few), is his vivid way of expressing the strange and incongruous. Tobias Grey, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 One time, my wife and I were seated at a hibachi table with a very strange and uncouth man, his date and her two uncomfortable tween daughters. Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 And the hope of turning this strange and unique opportunity into something truly Portland-esque doesn’t stop there. oregonlive, 29 Aug. 2022 Those opening images of a helicopter chasing a dog across the ice are so strange and mysterious. Adam Nayman, The New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2022 Set on Halloween in 1968, this horror anthology is packed with strange and frightening tales. Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 25 Aug. 2022 At the time, throngs of people had begun using the fourteeners as their own private proving ground for strange and unorthodox stunts. Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 22 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Adjective Middle English, from Anglo-French estrange, from Latin extraneus, literally, external, from extra outside — more at extra- First Known Use Adjective 13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4b Noun 1974, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing strange strange to say for some strange reason strange bedfellows strange to say for some strange reason strange bedfellows Kids Definition strange adjective ˈstrānj stranger; strangest 1 : unfamiliar sense 1 strange surroundings 2 : different from what is usual, normal, or expected a strange sight strange behavior 3 : not relaxed : uneasy I felt strange on the first day at school. strangely adverb as in oddly Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance oddly weirdly peculiarly unusually extraordinarily funnily abnormally uncommonly queerly atypically irregularly anomalously radically untypically Antonyms & Near Antonyms generally usually normally naturally commonly typically ordinarily regularly habitually customarily routinely natch familiarly See More
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strange

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