STRANGE


Meaning of STRANGE in English

■ adjective

1》 unusual or surprising.

↘slightly or undefinably unwell or ill at ease.

2》 not previously visited, seen, or encountered.

↘( ~ to/at/in ) archaic unaccustomed to or unfamiliar with.

3》 Physics having a non-zero value for ~ness.

Phrases

~ to say (or tell ) it is surprising or unusual that.

Derivatives

~ly adverb

Origin

ME: shortening of OFr. e~ , from L. extraneus 'external, ~'.

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