strange
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
How often you will meet it
Rank 378 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 52,511 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.025% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adjective
- being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird also: unusual a strange exaltation that was indefinablea strange fantastical mind
- not known before also: unknown used many strange wordssaw many strange faces in the crowd
- relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world also: foreign foreign nationsa foreign accent
strange in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Strange infatuation of an otherwise sensible woman!
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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It was strange that none of these streams fell into the valley itself.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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Some strange, unearthly voice seems calling me, Methinks this night portends great things to be.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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I had a strange feeling that fate had in store for me exquisite joys and exquisite sorrows.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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John was obsessed, inebriated, with the number of Harrovians, each of whom had once felt strange and shy like himself.
The Hill: A Romance of Friendship · Horace Annesley Vachell · Chapter 1