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BNC: 1397 COCA: 1580

strange

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strange /ˈstreɪnʤ/ adjective
stranger; strangest
strange
/ˈstreɪnʤ/
adjective
stranger; strangest
Learner's definition of STRANGE
[also more strange; most strange]
: different from what is usual, normal, or expected : odd奇怪的;不寻常的
: not known, heard, or seen before : unfamiliar陌生的;不熟悉的
not used before a noun : not entirely comfortable or well不舒服;令人不自在

— strangeness

/ˈstreɪnʤnəs/ noun [noncount]
BNC: 1397 COCA: 1580

strange

1 of 2

adjective

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
Choose the Right Synonym for strange

strange, singular, unique, peculiar, eccentric, erratic, odd, quaint, outlandish mean departing from what is ordinary, usual, or to be expected.

strange stresses unfamiliarity and may apply to the foreign, the unnatural, the unaccountable.

a journey filled with strange sights

singular suggests individuality or puzzling strangeness.

a singular feeling of impending disaster

unique implies singularity and the fact of being without a known parallel.

a career unique in the annals of science

peculiar implies a marked distinctiveness.

the peculiar status of America's First Lady

eccentric suggests a wide divergence from the usual or normal especially in behavior.

the eccentric eating habits of preschoolers

erratic stresses a capricious and unpredictable wandering or deviating.

a friend's suddenly erratic behavior

odd applies to a departure from the regular or expected.

an odd sense of humor

quaint suggests an old-fashioned but pleasant oddness.

a quaint fishing village

outlandish applies to what is uncouth, bizarre, or barbaric.

outlandish fashions of the time

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of strange was in the 13th century
BNC: 1397 COCA: 1580
strange

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES VERBSappear, be, feel, look, seem, smell, sound, taste顯得奇怪;奇怪;覺得奇怪;看上去奇怪;好像奇怪;聞起來奇怪;聽起來奇怪;嚐起來奇怪consider sth, find sth, regard sth as, think sth認為⋯奇怪;覺得⋯奇怪His actions were regarded as very strange.他的舉動被認為非常奇怪。ADVERBextremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常奇怪incredibly極其怪異a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/稍有些奇怪He's nice, but a little strange.他人很好,只是有點兒怪。PREPOSITIONto對⋯來說陌生Their accent was strange to her ears.他們的口音在她聽來很陌生。PHRASESstrange and wonderful (especially NAmE) 新奇而精彩He told all sorts of strange and wonderful stories.他講了各種各樣新奇而精彩的故事。

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