Strange | Mean of strange in English Dictionary

/ˈstreɪnʤ/

• different from what is usual, normal, or expected
1. Does his behavior seem strange to you?
2. Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction.
3. That is one of the strangest creatures I have ever seen.
4. What a strange-looking animal.
5. There was something strange [=peculiar] about his new friend.
6. She got a strange [=weird] feeling when the phone rang.
7. He gave me a strange look.
8. Strange as it may seem, I don't like walking barefoot on the grass.
9. It's strange that nobody told me about this before.
10. It's strange [=surprising] how quickly a person's opinion can change.
11. It is strange (that) he would leave town and not tell anybody.
12. That's strange. He was here a minute ago.
13. The strange thing is that nobody saw him enter or leave the building.
14. A strange [=funny] thing happened to me on my way home.
15. For some strange reason, we thought you weren't coming. [=it is strange that we thought you weren't coming]
16. Strange to say [=strangely], I was thinking the same thing.
• not known, heard, or seen before
1. Children are taught not to talk to strange people.
2. The language was strange to me.
3. a strange city/country
• not entirely comfortable or well
1. He felt strange being the boss of people who were as old as his parents.
2. My stomach feels a little strange.
3. I began to feel strange, and then I fainted.