strange
Meaning of strange
adjective
- unusual or surprising; difficult to understand or explain.
children have some strange ideas
he's a very strange man
it is strange how things change
- not previously visited, seen, or encountered; unfamiliar or alien.
she was lost in a strange country
a harsh accent that was strange to his ears
- 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.
Middle English: shortening of Old French estrange, from Latin extraneus ‘external, strange’.
Information about strange
- It is an adjective.
- Languages in which strange is used:
(Press the button to hear it)
Hyphenation of strange
strange
- It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
- strange is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
strange synonyms
Meaning unusual:
Meaning unknown:
Meaning foreign:
Meaning different to what is usual or expected; strange:
Meaning strange; unusual:
Meaning different to what is normal or expected; strange:
Meaning unusual, especially in such a way as to arouse suspicion:
Meaning very strange or unusual:
Meaning suggesting something supernatural; unearthly:
Meaning strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way:
Meaning strange; odd:
Meaning not expected or regarded as likely to happen:
Meaning not known or recognized:
Meaning deviating from what is normal or usual, typically in a way that is undesirable or worrying:
Meaning not representative of a type, group, or class:
Meaning deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected:
Meaning not having the distinctive qualities of a particular type of person or thing; uncharacteristic:
Meaning not the same as another or each other; unlike in nature, form, or quality:
Meaning very unusual or remarkable:
Meaning worthy of attention; striking:
Meaning causing one to be puzzled; perplexing:
Meaning utterly bewildering or perplexing:
Meaning difficult or impossible to understand, explain, or identify:
Meaning completely baffling; very puzzling:
Meaning impossible to understand; perplexing:
Meaning unable to be explained:
Meaning unable to be explained or accounted for:
Meaning not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something:
Meaning out of the ordinary; unusual:
Meaning not even or balanced in shape or arrangement:
Meaning strange or eccentric in some respect:
Meaning departing from usual or accepted standards, especially in social or sexual behaviour:
Meaning departing from an accepted standard:
Meaning a very unusual and unexpected event or situation:
Meaning very unusual, strange, or unexpected:
Meaning having the qualities of surrealism; bizarre:
Meaning causing one to have the idea or impression that someone or something is questionable, dishonest, or dangerous:
Meaning hesitating or doubting:
Meaning likely to be dishonourable or morally suspect:
Meaning strange and frightening:
Meaning contrary to the ordinary course of nature; abnormal:
Meaning unusual or remarkable:
Meaning arousing feelings of doubt or suspicion:
Meaning causing an unpleasant feeling of fear or unease:
Meaning sinister or ghostly in a way that causes fear and unease:
Meaning an alcoholic spirit distilled from sugar-cane residues or molasses:
Meaning bizarre:
Meaning (of a person or their behaviour) unconventional and slightly strange:
Meaning not based on or conforming to what is generally done or believed:
Meaning relating to idiosyncrasy; peculiar or individual:
Meaning foreign or alien:
Meaning unconventional; unusual:
Meaning having or characterized by peculiar or unexpected traits or aspects:
Meaning attractively unusual or old-fashioned:
Meaning amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic:
Meaning funny or amusing in a slightly odd or peculiar way:
Meaning very odd, strange, or eccentric:
Meaning strange or eccentric:
Meaning involving or given to unusual sexual behaviour:
Meaning strange; bizarre:
Meaning eccentric or strange:
Meaning rather odd or eccentric:
Meaning mad; insane:
Meaning an excellent example of a particular type of person or thing:
Meaning different from a recent previous one:
Meaning unfamiliar and disturbing or distasteful:
strange antonyms
Meaning with no special or distinctive features; normal:
Meaning habitually or typically occurring or done; customary:
Meaning conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected:
Meaning based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed:
Meaning well known from long or close association:
Translation of strange
- German: fremd, komisch, kurios, sonderbar, merkwürdig, ungewöhnlich
- Spanish: extraño, extraordinario, raro, curioso, extraña, inusual, rara, curiosa, peculiar
- French: étrange, bizarre, curieux, inusuel, inhabituel
- Italian: strano, straordinario, curioso, inusuale, bizzarro, insolito
- Portuguese: estranho, curioso, peculiar
Anagrams of strange
angster, argents, garnets, nagster, Sargent
Words that rhyme with strange
Ange, bange, vendange, leefange, gange, change, counterchange, exchange, gearchange, hange, interchange, interexchange, orphange, preexchange, preinterchange, rechange, reexchange, reinterchange, shortchange, superexchange, transchange, unchange, Bashilange, Falange, Lange, Malange, Phalange, Solange, alange, boomslange, counterflange, flange, interflange, malange, melange, mlange, phalange, schlange, blancmange, mange, synange, loange, Grange, INRange, Lagrange, Orange, Range, SpectrumOrange, arrange, citrange
Are you looking more rhymes for strange? Try our rhymes search engine.