strange

Meaning

Adj

1. Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, especially if slightly uncomfortable.
2. Unfamiliar, not yet part of one's experience.
3. (slang) Outside of one's current relationship; unfamiliar.
4. Having the quantum mechanical property of strangeness.
5. Of an attractor: having a fractal structure.
6. (obsolete) Belonging to another country; foreign.
7. (obsolete) Reserved; distant in deportment.
8. (obsolete) Backward; slow.
9. (obsolete) Not familiar; unaccustomed; inexperienced.
10. Not belonging to one.

Verb

1. (obsolete) To alienate; to estrange.
2. (obsolete) To be estranged or alienated.
3. (obsolete) To wonder; to be astonished at (something).

Noun

1. (slang) Sex outside of one's current relationship.
2. A strange quark.

Concepts

strange

odd

peculiar

queer

unusual

weird

foreign

bizarre

curious

eccentric

unknown

unfamiliar

alien

funny

wonderful

different

extraordinary

outlandish

abnormal

surprising

mysterious

uncommon

amusing

interesting

singular

uncanny

quaint

fantastic

rare

new

novel

eerie

astonishing

amazing

obscure

stranger

wierd

marvel

enigmatic

remarkable

other

wacky

unacquainted

suspicious

wonder

unexpected

unconventional

incomprehensible

freaky

exceptional

another’s

grotesque

freakish

marvelous

puzzling

marvellous

fresh

rum

uncouth

freak

occult

monstrous

out there

extraneous

other’s

unique

someone else’s

witty

outrageous

striking

curiosity

unforeseen

exotic

irregular

particular

strange-looking

unintelligible

undiscovered

oddish

tramontane

unaccountable

miraculous

distant

outsider

oddness

unrecognized

be funny

awkward

unnatural

another

ugly

quirky

whimsical

whacky

flaky

kinky

unidentified

unexplainable

supernatural

wry

formidable

cheering

comical

enjoyable

entertaining

hilarious

pleasure

sportive

curiously

funnily

oddly

peculiarly

strangely

antic

chic

romantic

spicy

stylish

tasty

ridiculous

original

miracle

mystery

fishy

clever

smart

ominous

noncommital

sphinx-like

zany

bizarrely

queerly

weirdly

insane

mad

laughable

impenetrable

unfathomable

doubtful

unknouwn

uncharted

unexplored

unaccustomed

newly arrived/come

changed

belonging to others

fanciful

fremd

insolent

left-field

off-the-wall

screwy

somewhat eccentric

reserved

restrained

unco

viewy

strange person

apart

separate

extrinsic

cadging

crotchety

quizzical

azygos

singularity

modern

hocus-pocus

mumbo jumbo

weird thing

varied

imperfect

prodigious

unordinary

characteristic

paradoxical

fantastical

far-out

unorthodox

incognoscible

indeterminate

little-known

nameless

unacknowledged

unascertainable

unbeknown

unbeknownst

undisclosed

undiscoverable

unheard-of

unknowable

unnamed

unpredictable

unrecognised

unrevealed

unseeyn

unsung

caller

guest

house guest

invitee

uncongenial

visitant

recognise

watch

inconceivable

inscrutable

hidden

outlying

anonymous

inexplicable

distinctive

uneven

droll

perplexing

aberrant

cold

another's

disturbing

intriguing

warped

ingenious

blame

goblin

monster

bewildered

uncomfortable

uneasy

raw

uncooked

uncultured

unripe

weirdness

baffled

amazed

surprised

hinky

spooky

unearthly

unheimlich

weirdsome

cease

intelligent

foreigner

Pronounced as (IPA)

/stɹeɪnd͡ʒ/

Etymology

From Middle English straunge, strange, stronge, from Old French estrange, from Latin extrāneus (“that which is on the outside”). Doublet of extraneous and estrange. Cognate with French étrange (“strange, foreign”) and Spanish extraño (“strange, foreign”). Displaced native Middle English selcouth and uncouth, from Old English seldcūþ and uncūþ.

Sentences

But a strange thing happened .