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strangeunusual or surprising, difficult to understand or explain

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: unusual or surprising, difficult to understand or explain

Pronunciation (IPA): /streɪndʒ/

Korean meaning: 이상한, 기묘한, 낯선

Korean pronunciation: **스트**레인지

Example Sentences

  • My cat does strange things like sleeping in the sink and meowing at the ceiling.
  • It's strange that he always wears sunglasses, even in the shower.
  • I felt strange walking into the empty office building at midnight.

strange

ADJECTIVE

//streɪndʒ//

unusual or surprising, difficult to understand or explain

strange concept
💡 Concept

A strange person walks backwards wearing inside-out clothes on a sunny day

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strange rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

In this strange realm, change and exchange flow without range—where the impossible becomes the everyday language of wonder

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/streɪndʒ/
🇬🇧 UK/streɪndʒ/

🌳Etymology

Rootstrange

Origin

From Old French 'estrange' meaning foreign or external, derived from Latin 'extraneus' meaning outside or foreign, from 'extra' meaning beyond.

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🎵Rhyme

changerangeexchangearrange
change
range
exchange
arrange

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat does strange things like sleeping in the sink and meowing at the ceiling.

😄 Fun example

It's strange that he always wears sunglasses, even in the shower.

I felt strange walking into the empty office building at midnight.

She has a strange habit of collecting bottle caps from different countries.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

weirdoddbizarreunusualpeculiar

Antonyms

normalordinaryfamiliar

Related

mysterycuriousunknownunexpected