adj. 1 unusual, peculiar, surprising, eccentric, novel. 2 a (often foll. by to) unfamiliar, alien, foreign (lost in a strange land). b not one's own (strange gods). 3 (foll. by to) unaccustomed. 4 not at ease; out of one's element (felt strange in such company). feel strange be unwell. strange particle Physics an elementary particle classified as having a non-zero value for strangeness. strange to say it is surprising or unusual (that). strangely adv.
[ ME f. OF estrange f. L extraneus EXTRANEOUS ]