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[ adjective ] being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
Synonyms Examples "a strange exaltation that was indefinable" "a strange fantastical mind" "what a strange sense of humor she has" Used in print (The Christian Science Monitor,...)Strange , but true - authenticity and realism often are n't related at_all . (William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)For this does not account_for the integral , elemental power of that which grows with abounding vigor as the play unfolds , nor does it explain the strange numinous sense of presentness which comes over those who watch the play like a spell . (Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)You explain , `` I have the strangest feeling of having lived through this very same event before . The famous author tells us of the strange incident in Something_About_Myself . (Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)Publishers want books that will sell , recording_studios want discs that will not seem strange to ears used_to hillbilly and jazz music , grade and high_schools want quaint , but moral , material . |
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[ adjective ] not known before
Synonyms Examples "used many strange words" "saw many strange faces in the crowd" "don't let anyone unknown into the house" Used in print (Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)This strange person quarrels with a cyclist because the latter is using the path rather_than the highroad . (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)While she was thus engaged , McFeeley questioned her about her whereabouts the previous day , any recollections she had of people hanging_around , of overcurious delivery_boys or repairmen , of strange cars cruising the neighborhood . (Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)A strange wood creature came floating up from a patch of berry bushes . (John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)Eileen got_to dancing , just a_little tiny dancing step to a hummed tune that you could hardly notice , and trying to pick_up strange men , but each time I was ready to say to_hell_with_it and walk_out she 'd pull herself together and talk so understandingly in that sweet husky voice about the good times and the happiness we 'd had together and there I was back on_the_hook . He 's used_to me bringing home strange men . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] not at ease or comfortable
Examples "felt strange among so many important people" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world
Examples "alien customs" "exotic plants in a greenhouse" "moved to a strange country" Used in print (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)They were poems in a strange language , of which he could barely touch a meaning - enough to make his being ache with the desire for the fullness he sensed there . Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 2095
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