Added 9 October 2026
strange
/stɹeɪnd͡ʒ/ adjective
In Latin: extraneus Wiktionary
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Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation.
He thought it strange that his girlfriend wore shorts in the winter.
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Unfamiliar, not yet part of one's experience.
I moved to a strange town when I was ten.
- Outside of one's current relationship; unfamiliar.
verb
noun
Origin
From Middle English straunge, strange, stronge, from Old French estrange, from Latin extrāneus (“that which is on the outside”). Doublet of extraneous and estrange. Cognate with French étrange (“strange, foreign”) and Spanish extraño (“strange, foreign”). Largely displaced native fremd, selcouth, and uncouth, from Old English fremede, seldcūþ, and uncūþ.
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