Definitions for strange
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Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. strange, unusual(adj)

   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. strange, unknown(adj)

   not known before

   "used many strange words"; "saw many strange faces in the crowd"; "don't let anyone unknown into the house"

3. foreign, strange(adj)

   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. strange(Verb)

   To be estranged or alienated.

2. strange(Adjective)

   Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary.

   He thought it strange that his girlfriend wore shorts in the winter.

3. strange(Adjective)

   Unfamiliar, not yet part of one's experience.

   I moved to a strange town when I was ten.

4. strange(Adjective)

   Having the quantum mechanical property of strangeness.

Origin: from estrange, from extraneus, "that which is on the outside". Displaced native fremd, frempt (from fremede).

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Strange

   belonging to another country; foreign

2. Strange

   of or pertaining to others; not one's own; not pertaining to one's self; not domestic

3. Strange

   not before known, heard, or seen; new

4. Strange

   not according to the common way; novel; odd; unusual; irregular; extraordinary; unnatural; queer

5. Strange

   reserved; distant in deportment

6. Strange

   backward; slow

7. Strange

   not familiar; unaccustomed; inexperienced

8. Strange(adverb)

   strangely

9. Strange(verb)

   to alienate; to estrange

10. Strange(verb)

    to be estranged or alienated

11. Strange(verb)

    to wonder; to be astonished

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1. Strange

   Strange is a British television drama series, produced by the independent production company Big Bear Productions for the BBC, which aired on BBC One. It consists of a single one-hour pilot episode screened in March 2002, followed by a series of six one-hour episodes broadcast in the summer of 2003. The supernatural storyline involved a defrocked priest's mission to destroy demons.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Strange

   strānj, adj. foreign: belonging to another country: not formerly known, heard, or seen: not domestic: new: causing surprise or curiosity, marvellous: unusual, odd: estranged, reserved: unacquainted with, unversed: not lawfully belonging to one.—adv. Strange′ly.—ns. Strange′ness; Strān′ger, a foreigner: one from homed: one unknown or unacquainted: a guest or visitor: one not admitted to communion or fellowship: a popular premonition of the coming of a visitor by a bit of stalk in a cup of tea, guttering in a candle, &c.—Strange woman, a whore. [O. Fr. estrange (Fr. étrange)—L. extraneus—extra, beyond.]

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1. strange

   Song lyrics by strange -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by strange on the Lyrics.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'strange' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1649

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'strange' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1560

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'strange' in Adjectives Frequency: #184

Anagrams for strange »

1. garnets

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of strange in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of strange in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of strange in a Sentence

1. Police Commissioner Bill Bratton:

   These are strange times.

2. ???:

   He's a strange bird

3. Edward Matlock:

   He was just a strange guy.

4. E. B. White:

   Loneliness is a strange gift.

5. Klaus Baudelaire:

   Something strange is going on.

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