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).
Phrases and idioms:
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).
Derivatives:
strangely adv.
Etymology: ME f. OF estrange f. L extraneus EXTRANEOUS