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