a. | 1. | Belonging to another country; foreign. | ||||||||||||||||||
2. | Of or pertaining to others; not one's own; not pertaining to one's self; not domestic. | |||||||||||||||||||
3. | Not before known, heard, or seen; new. | |||||||||||||||||||
4. | Not according to the common way; novel; odd; unusual; irregular; extraordinary; unnatural; queer. | |||||||||||||||||||
5. | Reserved; distant in deportment. | |||||||||||||||||||
6. | Backward; slow. | |||||||||||||||||||
7. | Not familiar; unaccustomed; inexperienced.
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adv. | 1. | Strangely. | ||||||||||||||||||
v. t. | 1. | To alienate; to estrange. | ||||||||||||||||||
v. i. | 1. | To be estranged or alienated. | ||||||||||||||||||
2. | To wonder; to be astonished. |
Adj. | 1. | strange - being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird; "a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has" Synonyms: unusual Antonyms: familiar - within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange; "familiar ordinary objects found in every home"; "a familiar everyday scene"; "a familiar excuse"; "a day like any other filled with familiar duties and experiences" |
2. | strange - not known before; "used many strange words"; "saw many strange faces in the crowd"; "don't let anyone unknown into the house" Synonyms: unknown | |
3. | strange - not at ease or comfortable; "felt strange among so many important people" |