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Meaning of 'strange' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Strange [ adv.]
- Strangely.
2 . Strange [ superl.]
- Belonging to another country; foreign.
- Of or pertaining to others; not one's own; not pertaining to one's self; not domestic.
- Not before known, heard, or seen; new.
- Not according to the common way; novel; odd; unusual; irregular; extraordinary; unnatural; queer.
- Reserved; distant in deportment.
- Backward; slow.
- Not familiar; unaccustomed; inexperienced.
3 . Strange [ v. i.]
- To be estranged or alienated.
- To wonder; to be astonished.
4 . Strange [ v. t.]
- To alienate; to estrange.

Meaning of 'strange' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . strange [ a]
Meaning (1):
- relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world
Example in sentence:
  • a foreign accent;
  • foreign nations;
  • on business in a foreign city
Meaning (2):
- being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
Example in sentence:
  • a strange exaltation that was indefinable;
  • a strange fantastical mind;
  • what a strange sense of humor she has
3 . strange [ s]
Meaning (3):
- not known before
Example in sentence:
  • don't let anyone unknown into the house;
  • saw many strange faces in the crowd;
  • used many strange words

Nearby Words:

strabism strabismometer strabismus strabotomy straddle straddled straddling stradometrical straggle straggled

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