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Inflections of 'strange' (adj):
stranger
adj comparative
strangest
adj superlative

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
strange /streɪndʒ/USA pronunciation   adj., strang•er, strang•est, adv. 
adj. 
  1. causing a feeling of curiosity or wonder;
    odd:puzzled by her strange behavior.[It + be + ~ + (that) clause]It was strange that there was no one to meet us.[it + be + ~ + to + verb]It was strange to be the boss over someone who had once been my boss.
  2. alienated:We all felt strange in that city.
  3. being outside of one's experience;
    unfamiliar;
    foreign:It was hard for them to move to a strange place.
  4. not accustomed;
    not used to:[be + ~ + to]I'm strange to his ways.

adv. 
  1. in a strange manner:They sure acted strange when we said hello.
strange•ly, adv.: The machine is acting strangely.
strange•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
strange  (strānj),USA pronunciation adj., strang•er, strang•est, adv. 
adj. 
  1. unusual, extraordinary, or curious;
    odd;
    queer:a strange remark to make.
  2. estranged, alienated, etc., as a result of being out of one's natural environment:In Bombay I felt strange.
  3. situated, belonging, or coming from outside of one's own locality;
    foreign:to move to a strange place; strange religions.
  4. outside of one's previous experience;
    hitherto unknown;
    unfamiliar:strange faces; strange customs.
  5. unaccustomed to or inexperienced in;
    unacquainted (usually fol. by to):I'm strange to this part of the job.
  6. distant or reserved;
    shy.

adv. 
  1. in a strange manner.
  • Latin extrāneus; see extraneous
  • Old French estrange
  • Middle English 1250–1300
strange′ly, adv. 
    1. bizarre, singular, abnormal, anomalous. Strange, peculiar, odd, queer refer to that which is out of the ordinary. Strange implies that the thing or its cause is unknown or unexplained; it is unfamiliar and unusual:a strange expression.That which is peculiar mystifies, or exhibits qualities not shared by others:peculiar behavior.That which is odd is irregular or unconventional, and sometimes approaches the bizarre:an odd custom.Queer sometimes adds to odd the suggestion of something abnormal and eccentric:queer in the head. 6. aloof.
    4. –6. familiar.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
strange /streɪndʒ/ adj
  1. odd, unusual, or extraordinary in appearance, effect, manner, etc; peculiar
  2. not known, seen, or experienced before; unfamiliar
  3. not easily explained
  4. (usually followed by to) inexperienced (in) or unaccustomed (to): strange to a task
  5. not of one's own kind, locality, etc; alien; foreign
  6. shy; distant; reserved
  7. strange to say ⇒ it is unusual or surprising that
    • denoting a particular flavour of quark
    • denoting or relating to a hypothetical form of matter composed of such quarks: strange matter, a strange star
 adv
  1. not standard in a strange manner
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French estrange, from Latin extrāneus foreign; see extraneousˈstrangely adv
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