strange

The definition of strange is an unfamiliar or unusual person, place or thing.

(adjective)

  1. An example of strange is a city someone is visiting for the first time.
  2. An example of strange is food that a person hasn't eaten before.

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See strange in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective stranger, strangest

  1. of another place or locality; foreign; alien
  2. not previously known, seen, heard, or experienced; unfamiliar
  3. quite unusual or uncommon; extraordinary
  4. queer; peculiar; odd
  5. Archaic reserved, distant, or cold in manner
  6. lacking experience; unaccustomed: strange to the job

Origin: ME < OFr estrange < L extraneus, extraneous

adverb stranger, strangest

in a strange manner

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See strange in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective strang·er, strang·est
  1. Not previously known; unfamiliar.
  2. a. Out of the ordinary; unusual or striking.
    b. Differing from the normal.
  3. Not of one's own or a particular locality, environment, or kind; exotic.
  4. a. Reserved in manner; distant.
    b. Not comfortable or at ease; constrained.
  5. Not accustomed or conditioned: She was strange to her new duties.
  6. Archaic Of, relating to, or characteristic of another place or part of the world; foreign.
adverb
In a strange manner.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French estrange, extraordinary, foreign

Origin: , from Latin extrāneus, adventitious, foreign

Origin: , from extrā, outside

Origin: , from feminine ablative of exter, outward; see eghs in Indo-European roots

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  • strangeˈly adverb

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