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1. (adj.) strange
exciting curiosity or wonder; odd:
a strange remark to make.
2. strange
estranged; alienated:
felt strange in the foreign city.
3. strange
being outside of one's experience; unfamiliar; foreign:
moving to a strange place.
4. strange
unaccustomed; inexperienced:
I'm strange to his ways.
5. strange
reserved; aloof.
6. (adv.) strange
in a strange manner.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME < OF estrange < L extrāneus; see extraneous)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) strange, unusual
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"
2. (adj) strange, unknown
not known before
"used many strange words"; "saw many strange faces in the crowd"; "don't let anyone unknown into the house"
3. (adj) foreign, strange
relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world
"foreign nations"; "a foreign accent"; "on business in a foreign city"
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1. (adjective) strange
unusual and surprising, and often confusing or frightening
The way she reacted was strange.; strange sounds coming from the woods; That's strange - the car is gone.
2. strange
new to you; = unfamiliar
alone in a strange place
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adverb) strange
strangely
2. strange
belonging to another country; foreign
3. strange
of or pertaining to others; not one's own; not pertaining to one's self; not domestic
4. strange
not before known, heard, or seen; new
5. strange
not according to the common way; novel; odd; unusual; irregular; extraordinary; unnatural; queer
6. strange
reserved; distant in deportment
7. strange
backward; slow
8. strange
not familiar; unaccustomed; inexperienced
9. (verb) strange
to alienate; to estrange
10. (verb) strange
to be estranged or alienated
11. (verb) strange
to wonder; to be astonished
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Sense: not known, seen etc before; unfamiliar or foreign
What would you do if you found a strange man in your house?; Whenever you're in a strange country, you should take the opportunity of learning the language.
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 Afrikaans: vreemd, onbekend |
 Arabic: أجْنَبي |
 Bulgarian: непознат |
 Brazilian: estranho |
 Czech: cizí |
 German: fremd |
 Danish: fremmed |
 Greek: ξένος, άγνωστος |
 Spanish: extraño |
 Estonian: võõras |
 Farsi: عجيب |
 Finnish: vieras |
 French: inconnu;étranger |
 Hebrew: זָר |
 Hindi: अनजाना |
 Croatian: nepoznat, stran |
 Hungarian: idegen |
 Indonesian: asing |
 Icelandic: ókunnugur, framandi |
 Italian: sconosciuto; straniero |
 Japanese: 見知らぬ |
 Korean: 이상한 |
 Lithuanian: svetimas, nepažįstamas |
 Latvian: svešs; nepazīstams |
 Malay: asing |
 Dutch: vreemd |
 Norwegian: fremmed, ukjent |
 Polish: obcy |
 Persian: عجيب |
 Pashto: عجیب |
 Portuguese: estranho |
 Romanian: necunoscut; străin |
 Russian: незнакомый |
 Slovak: cudzí, neznámy |
 Slovenian: tuj |
 Serbian: nepoznat |
 Swedish: främmande |
 Thai: แปลกหน้า |
 Turkish: yabancı |
 Taiwanese: 陌生的 |
 Ukrainian: чужий; незнайомий |
 Urdu: اجنبی |
 Vietnamese: xa lạ |
 Chinese: 陌生的 |
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