Strange Definition
strānj
stranger, strangest
adjective
stranger, strangest
Of another place or locality; foreign; alien.
Webster's New World
Not previously known, seen, heard, or experienced; unfamiliar.
Webster's New World
Not of one's own or a particular locality, environment, or kind; not native.
Came across a flower that was strange to the region.
American Heritage
Quite unusual or uncommon; extraordinary.
Webster's New World
Queer; peculiar; odd.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adverb
In a strange manner.
Webster's New World
pronoun
A surname.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Strange
Adjective
Origin of Strange
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Middle English from Old French estrange extraordinary, foreign from Latin extrāneus adventitious, foreign from extrā outside from feminine ablative of exter outward eghs in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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