Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   strange

   /streɪn(d)ʒ/

   adjective

   • 1. unusual or surprising; difficult to understand or explain: "children have some strange ideas" Similar unusualoddcuriouspeculiarfunnybizarreweirduncannyqueerunexpectedunfamiliarabnormalatypicalanomalousuntypicaldifferentout of the ordinaryout of the wayextraordinaryremarkablepuzzlingmystifyingmysteriousperplexingbafflingunaccountableinexplicableincongruousuncommonirregularsingulardeviantaberrantfreakfreakishsurrealsuspiciousdubiousquestionableeerieunnaturaloutréuncoinformal:fishycreepyspookyrumbizarroweirdeccentricoddpeculiarfunnybizarreunusualabnormalunconventionalidiosyncraticoutlandishoffbeatfreakishquirkyquaintzanyoff-centreinformal:wackyway outfreakykookykinkyoddballlike nothing on earthcrankyscrewyoff the wallwackobackasswardsinformal, dated:dillyOpposite ordinaryusualnormalconventional
   • ▪ slightly or undefinably unwell or ill at ease: "her head still felt strange" Similar illunwellpoorlyindisposednot (very) wellnot oneselfout of sortsnot up to parunder/below parpeakyliverishsickqueasynauseousoffoff colourinformal:under the weathernot up to snufffunnypeculiarcrummylousyroughropygrottywabbitcrookvulgar slang:crappydated:queerseedyill at easeuneasyedgyuncomfortableawkwardself-consciousembarrassedout of placelike a fish out of waterdisorientatedOpposite wellrelaxed
   • 2. not previously visited, seen, or encountered; unfamiliar or alien: "she was lost in a strange country" Similar unfamiliarunknownnewalienpreviously unencounteredOpposite familiar
   • ▪ unaccustomed to or unfamiliar with: archaic "I am strange to the work"
   • 3. denoting or involving a flavour (variety) of unstable quark having an electric charge of -1/3. Strange quarks have similar properties to down quarks and bottom quarks, but are distinguished from them by having an intermediate mass.

   Word Origin Middle English: shortening of Old French estrange, from Latin extraneus ‘external, strange’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

   • S

     1

   • T

     1

   • R

     1

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • G

     2

   • E

     1

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points

2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSTRANGE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   STRANGE definition: 1. unusual and unexpected, or difficult to understand: 2. to feel uncomfortable and not normal or…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › strangeStrange Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › strange

   • Cached

   1. a. : different from what is usual, ordinary, or expected : odd. a strange sound. a strange person. the cat's strange behavior. b. : not before known, heard, or seen : unfamiliar. customs that were strange to him. feeling lost in a strange city. 2. a. : not entirely comfortable or well : uncomfortable, ill at ease.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySTRANGE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionary

   • Cached

   STRANGE meaning: 1. unusual and unexpected, or difficult to understand: 2. to feel uncomfortable and not normal or…. Learn more.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › strangeSTRANGE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

   www.dictionary.com › browse › strange

   • Cached

   Strange implies that the thing or its cause is unknown or unexplained; it is unfamiliar and unusual: a strange expression. That which is peculiar mystifies, or exhibits qualities not shared by others: peculiar behavior.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of strange – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-english

   • Cached

   STRANGE definition: 1. If something is strange, it is surprising because it is unusual or unexpected: 2. A strange…. Learn more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSTRANGE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

   www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   strange implies that the thing or its cause is unknown or unexplained; it is unfamiliar and unusual: a strange expression. That which is peculiar mystifies, or exhibits qualities not shared by others: peculiar behavior.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › strangeStrange - definition of strange by The Free Dictionary

   www.thefreedictionary.com › strange

   • Cached

   Strange refers especially to what is unfamiliar, unknown, or inexplicable: It was strange to see so many people out walking around at night.