strangestrange1 /streɪndʒ/ ●●● S2 W2 adjective (comparative stranger, superlative strangest) 
strange noises Does Geoff’s behaviour seem strange to you? She felt there was something strange about Dexter’s voice. Isn’t it strange how animals seem to sense danger? It’s strange that we’ve never met before. For some strange reason, I slept like a baby despite the noise. Strange as it may seem, I actually prefer cold weather. That’s strange. I was sure Jude was right here a second ago. The strange thing is all four victims had red hair.strange to say British English (=strangely) Strange to say, I was just thinking that myself.2someone or something that is strange is not familiar because you have not seen or met them before: As a child, she’d been taught never to speak to strange men. I was just 20, a young girl in a strange city.strange to It was all strange to him, but he’d soon learn his way around.3feel strange to feel as if something is slightly wrong or unusual, either physically or emotionally: Can you get me a glass of water? I feel a bit strange. It felt strange to be back in Dublin.—strangeness noun [uncountable]THESAURUSstrange unusual or surprising, especially in a way that is difficult to understand, or that is a little frightening: · What’s that strange noise downstairs?· That’s strange – I’m sure I left my keys on the table.· a strange old manfunny/odd especially spoken a little strange and making you feel slightly surprised or worried: · There’s a funny smell in the kitchen.· It’s odd that you can’t remember him at all.curious especially written strange, especially in an interesting way. Curious is a little more formal than strange: · a curious fact· There’s something rather curious about small-town America.· She remembered curious little details.mysterious strange – used about something that people know little about and are unable to explain or understand: · He had disappeared in mysterious circumstances.· There were reports of mysterious lights in the sky.eccentric strange in a way that seems slightly crazy and amusing – used about people and their behaviour: · He lived completely alone and had some slightly eccentric habits.· an eccentric old ladypeculiar slightly strange, and different from what you would normally expect – used especially when this is either amusing or worrying: · She sometimes wears rather peculiar clothes.· He had a peculiar expression on his face.very strangeweird very strange or very different from what you are used to: · I had a weird dream last night.· It’s a weird and wonderful place.bizarre extremely strange and different from what is usually considered normal: · It was a bizarre situation.· Mark’s behaviour was really bizarre.surreal extremely strange and unconnected with real life or normal experiences, like something out of a dream: · His paintings are full of surreal images.· There is something surreal about the climate change talks in Bali.· The plant’s flowers were so big that they seemed almost surrealuncanny very strange – used especially about someone having an unusual ability to do something, or looking surprisingly similar to someone: · She had an uncanny knack (=ability) of putting her finger right on a problem.· Alice had an uncanny resemblance to Josie.· his uncanny ability to pick racing winners
WORD ORIGINstrange1
Origin:
1200-1300 Old French estrange ‘foreign’, from Latin extraneus; ➔ EXTRANEOUSEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- A strange noise woke her up.
- a strange noise
- Amanda's eyes glowed in a strange way, like a cat's.
- Can you check out that strange noise outside?
- Gabby is a strange girl.
- He's very strange - you never really know what he's thinking.
- He seemed to know lots of things about me, but the strange thing is I didn't even tell him my name.
- He was a little nervous about moving to a strange country where he didn't know anyone.
- His strange behaviour made Teresa suspicious.
- I could hear strange voices outside the room.
- I had a strange feeling that I'd been there before.
- It's strange that you've never met him - he lives in your street.
- It was strange that she had had this baby with red hair when both she and her husband were very dark.
- It was hard for her, going to live in a strange city where she knew no-one.
- Marla has some strange ideas about raising children.
- Meryl was lost and all alone in a strange city.
- Mum, come quick! There's a strange man coming up the path.
- Pearl was a strange girl who never played with the other children.
- The strange food made her ill.
- You say she's at home? That's strange because she told me she was going abroad for two weeks.
- Blue speaks her name, in a voice that seems strange to him, and she stops dead in her tracks.
- Condemned men often find a strange peace as the hour of their death comes closer.
- He looks after the mentally retarded man, Lennie, and their relationship is a strange one.
- I thought it was a little strange, and then I remembered the photograph behind his desk in his office.
- It was strange, learning to make decisions together.
- Ten days in an alien village with a total stranger and her totally strange family.
- The description, which I had read in a recent newspaper account, had struck me as infinitely ironic and strange.
THESAURUS
unusual or surprising, especially in a way that is difficult to understand, or that is a little frightening: · What’s that strange noise downstairs?· That’s strange – I’m sure I left my keys on the table.· a strange old man
especially spoken a little strange and making you feel slightly surprised or worried: · There’s a funny smell in the kitchen.· It’s odd that you can’t remember him at all.
especially written strange, especially in an interesting way. Curious is a little more formal than strange: · a curious fact· There’s something rather curious about small-town America.· She remembered curious little details.
strange – used about something that people know little about and are unable to explain or understand: · He had disappeared in mysterious circumstances.· There were reports of mysterious lights in the sky.
strange in a way that seems slightly crazy and amusing – used about people and their behaviour: · He lived completely alone and had some slightly eccentric habits.· an eccentric old lady
slightly strange, and different from what you would normally expect – used especially when this is either amusing or worrying: · She sometimes wears rather peculiar clothes.· He had a peculiar expression on his face.
very strange very strange or very different from what you are used to: · I had a weird dream last night.· It’s a weird and wonderful place.
extremely strange and different from what is usually considered normal: · It was a bizarre situation.· Mark’s behaviour was really bizarre.
extremely strange and unconnected with real life or normal experiences, like something out of a dream: · His paintings are full of surreal images.· There is something surreal about the climate change talks in Bali.· The plant’s flowers were so big that they seemed almost surreal
very strange – used especially about someone having an unusual ability to do something, or looking surprisingly similar to someone: · She had an uncanny knack (=ability) of putting her finger right on a problem.· Alice had an uncanny resemblance to Josie.· his uncanny ability to pick racing winners
Longman Language Activatorstrange situations, experiences, smells, tastes etc very different from what you expect or from what usually happens, in a way that makes you feel a little frightened or surprised: · A strange noise woke her up.· I had a strange feeling that I'd been there before.· Amanda's eyes glowed in a strange way, like a cat's.· He seemed to know lots of things about me, but the strange thing is I didn't even tell him my name.it is strange that: · It's strange that you've never met him - he lives in your street.
also odd especially British something funny or odd is a little strange and it makes you feel slightly worried or surprised because you cannot explain it or you do not know what it is: · There's a funny smell coming from the fridge.· Thumps and laughter and odd noises were coming out of the living room.it is funny/odd that: · It seems odd that no one noticed him coming in.· It's funny that he managed to hit the ball because he never hits it in practice.that's funny/that's odd spoken: · "Your keys aren't here." "That's funny - I'm sure I left them on the table."
strange and slightly unpleasant: · This meat tastes peculiar.· I've been having very peculiar dreams the past few weeks.· I heard a peculiar warbling from the living room.
use this about something that people know very little about and that is difficult to explain or understand: · No one could offer an explanation for his mysterious disappearance.· I kept getting mysterious phone calls where the caller would hang up as soon as I answered.under mysterious circumstances: · Two weeks later, the shop burned to the ground under mysterious circumstances.
a weird experience, feeling, sight, or sound is strange and very different from what you are used to: · She only had lipstick on her bottom lip which looked pretty weird.· It's a weird feeling to go back to a place that you lived in a long time ago.
extremely strange, and very different from what is generally considered to be normal, especially in a frightening or slightly worrying way: · Woods disappeared in very bizarre circumstances, and no trace of him has ever been found.· It was bizarre - if we took longer than five minutes in the bathroom, we had to explain why to our manager.
strange and frightening: · An eerie howl filled the cave.· I had the eerie feeling that somebody was watching me.· The pumps were shut off now. It was eerie, being in the factory without their sound.
extremely strange, because nothing seems connected with real life or normal experiences, and things happen or appear together that do not belong together: · Living on the commune turned out to be a surreal experience.· The whole trial and the media circus surrounding it was surreal.
strange and surprising but interesting, so that you want to know more about it: · Life in the village was a curious combination of the old and the very new.· He had come to some curious arrangement with his landlady.
an ironic situation seems strange and amusing, because something happens that you would not expect at all: · Her car was stolen from outside the police station, which is pretty ironic.· One of the study's ironic discoveries is that TV trials educate the public about the justice system better than actual trials.it is ironic that: · It's ironic that professional athletes are often such unhealthy people.
strange people, behaviour, objects or ideas · Pearl was a strange girl who never played with the other children.· He's very strange - you never really know what he's thinking.· Marla has some strange ideas about raising children.
an eccentric person has strange and slightly crazy habits or ideas, which people think are amusing: · Our neighbour is an eccentric old lady who has about 25 cats.· Mr. Withers is a little eccentric, but he's basically harmless.
strange and slightly frightening, and making you feel uncomfortable : · I don't really want to spend the evening with Helen - she's so weird.· She's dating a really weird guy who's into witchcraft and black magic.· The museum has a collection of the weirdest sculptures I've ever seen.
extremely strange, and very different from what is generally considered to be normal, especially in a frightening or slightly worrying way: · They tell the most bizarre stories about him.· The marriage between the two stars was as bizarre as it was short-lived.· Colin later took his own life in a bizarre suicide pact with his mother.
something that is outlandish is very strange, and not at all like anything you are used to: · Parts of Lisa's story sounded outlandish, and no one would believe her.· She came to the party wearing an outlandish costume and blond wig.
especially British slightly strange and difficult to understand: · Did Anna warn you that her aunt is rather... well, rather odd?· He's a bit funny - sometimes he's very friendly, other times he just ignores you.
slightly strange, and different from what you would normally expect, especially in a way that is either amusing or a little worrying: · She's actually very friendly in her own peculiar way.· Glenn started acting peculiar after his wife's funeral.
someone who is kinky , or who does kinky things, has strange ways of getting sexual excitement: · kinky sex· I think he's a bit kinky - but I like him.
informal someone who is warped has ideas or thoughts that most people think are unpleasant and strange: · Some of my professors at college were pretty warped.· In his statement the chief of police said, "We are dealing with a warped mind, and we have to take all precautions."· Only someone with a warped sense of humor would think the accident is funny.
a strange person informal someone who is very strange in an unpleasant and sometimes threatening way: · There's a weirdo who stands in front of the store and talks to himself.· When I travel by underground I always seem to end up sitting next to some weirdo.
informal a strange person: · Most of my family's OK, but my brother's a bit of an oddball.· Growing up, most of the other kids considered me an oddball.
informal a very strange person, especially one who behaves oddly and has strange ideas: · The guy is probably just some freak who saw her on TV and decided he loves her.control/neat/fast food etc freak: · Her husband's a control freak - he won't let her leave the house without him.
British someone who other people think is strange, especially because they have beliefs, aims, or habits that are thought to be very unusual or too extreme: · Vegetarians were once regarded as cranks.· Call me a crank, but I think the world was a lot better before mobile phones came along.
strange and difficult to explain or understand events, behaviour, or situations that are mysterious are difficult to explain or understand: · Police are investigating the mysterious disappearance of a young schoolteacher.· He was seen leaving the building at midnight with two men -- it was all very mysterious.· She had been suffering from mysterious fits for five years before the doctors diagnosed epilepsy.in mysterious circumstances: · The ship vanished in mysterious circumstances, never to be seen again.
very different from what you expect or from what usually happens, in a way that makes you feel a little frightened or surprised: · You say she's at home? That's strange because she told me she was going abroad for two weeks.· His strange behaviour made Teresa suspicious.it is strange that: · It was strange that she had had this baby with red hair when both she and her husband were very dark.
if something is a mystery , you cannot understand how or why it happens: · How had he escaped from prison without anyone's help? It was a mystery.it's a mystery (to me) why/what etc: · It is a mystery to me why people decide to get married.be a complete mystery: · Four years after the event, the scientist's suicide remains a complete mystery.
if an event or a situation, especially one that happened a long time ago, is shrouded in mystery , it is mysterious because no one knows exactly what happened: · The exact circumstances of Marilyn Monroe's death are shrouded in mystery.· Stone age civilization, veiled in mystery as it is, has provided the greatest challenge to historians.
difficult to recognize a strange person, voice, smell etc one that is not recognizable because it is different from other, similar things that you know already: · I could hear strange voices outside the room.· It was hard for her, going to live in a strange city where she knew no-one.· Mum, come quick! There's a strange man coming up the path.· Can you check out that strange noise outside?
also unrecognisable British difficult or impossible to recognize: · We've recovered two bodies from the wreckage, but they are unrecognizable.· The explosion left nothing but small, unrecognizable pieces of the aircraft scattered over the field.unrecognizable to: · Completely shaved and wearing prison clothes, the two sisters were unrecognizable to each other.
something that is unfamiliar is not recognizable because you have never seen it, heard it, done it etc before: · She spoke with an unfamiliar accent.· She noticed an unfamiliar truck parked across the street. unfamiliar to: · His name may be unfamiliar to Western audiences.
also out of all recognition if something has changed beyond recognition or out of all recognition , it has changed completely -- use this to emphasize that it is completely different now: · The business has changed beyond recognition since Cyril took over from his father.· The Internet has altered our understanding of the world beyond all recognition.· Susan's playing has improved out of all recognition.
something that you are not used to an unfamiliar place, idea, situation etc is one that you are not used to or do not know much about: · Driving on the left-hand side of the road was unfamiliar and a little frightening.· She needs your support even more now that she's in an unfamiliar environment.· The army uses satellites to help soldiers navigate unfamiliar terrain.unfamiliar to: · Some of these expressions may be unfamiliar to your students.
a strange country, food, custom etc is one that you are not used to because you have never been there before, experienced it before etc, and this may make you feel anxious: · The strange food made her ill.· He was a little nervous about moving to a strange country where he didn't know anyone.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY She felt there was something strange about Dexter’s voice. Isn’t it strange how animals seem to sense danger? It’s strange that we’ve never met before. For some strange reason, I slept like a baby despite the noise. Strange as it may seem, I actually prefer cold weather. That’s strange. I was sure Jude was right here a second ago. The strange thing is all four victims had red hair. a complete stranger There have been reports of strange happenings in the town. Years later, by a strange quirk of fate, she found herself sitting next to him on a plane. It struck me as odd that the man didn’t introduce himself before he spoke. The robbery took a deadly new twist as the robber pulled out a gun. an unexpected twist in the plotCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
She felt there was something strange about Dexter’s voice. Isn’t it strange how animals seem to sense danger? It’s strange that we’ve never met before. For some strange reason, I slept like a baby despite the noise. Strange as it may seem, I actually prefer cold weather. That’s strange. I was sure Jude was right here a second ago. The strange thing is all four victims had red hair. British English (=strangely) Strange to say, I was just thinking that myself.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Strange to say, I was just thinking that myself.· Children sometimes stared at him because of his odd appearance.
· What a strange coincidence that you were both living in Bangkok at the same time.
a complete stranger (=not your own country)· She was in a strange country, with no friends and no family.
· Sometimes I have a strange dream in which I try to speak but I can’t.
· He had a lot of peculiar habits, one of them being to stare at you without blinking.
There have been reports of strange happenings in the town.· Any unusual incidents should be reported to the police.
· In a funny kind of way, the bullying made me a stronger person.
· What’s that funny noise?
· What could explain this strange phenomenon?
Years later, by a strange quirk of fate, she found herself sitting next to him on a plane.· This is rather an unusual request.
· As we looked at each other I had a strange sensation.
· What’s that funny smell?
· This place smells funny sometimes.
· I heard a strange sound coming from outside.
It struck me as odd that the man didn’t introduce himself before he spoke.· The sweets had a rather peculiar taste.
· The soup had a funny taste.
· These fruit drinks taste a bit funny until you get used to them.
The robbery took a deadly new twist as the robber pulled out a gun. an unexpected twist in the plot· And then she thought how strange it was the Leader did not seem concerned in case she should try to escape.· Then I got dressed and went into the middle room. How strange!· But how strange that he should arrive before her.· How icy, she thought, how strange.· I was what the materialists declared a human to be, an automaton. How strange!· She knelt on the step, and looked up at the altar. How strange, she thought.· I don't think anyone realised how strange it all was for me.
· It came in a rather strange form.· Well, that itself is a rather strange tale.· The theory that talk is a mode of transport sounds rather strange.· She would come back with rather strange vegetation.· Many people may think I am rather strange in comparing two horror books.· It made him feel rather strange, rather safe and happy, and as if perhaps all of it were unreal.· This may appear to be a rather strange task to use.· It seems rather strange that, if one does one's job well, one's opportunities are reduced.
· Three nights ago was so strange.· I had never seen my grandmother looking so strange.· Strange how they can be so strange and then, quite suddenly, so normal.· Is it really so strange that she uses the word conspiracy?· She said: it's so strange.· How could I absorb the language of atheistic materialism and class struggle when it seemed so strange and pernicious?· That was when she understood why he looked so strange.· They were so beautiful, yet so strange.
· It was a hot day, and I think I must have been half asleep when I noticed something very strange.· Their marriage has been very strange.· Several hours earlier the caliph woke feeling very strange.· We praised everything again and again, though actually the flavors were very strange.· Japetus alone possessed a distinctive geography, and a very strange one indeed.· This second metal was very strange as we could see through it to some mysterious writing and pictures.· Love, apparently, is a very strange, beautifully lit phenomena.
NOUN· He simply had no idea what these strange creatures could look like in the flesh.· From there, he studied this strange creature more closely.· What makes us strange creatures tick, Liz, do you know?· But no person could command these strange creatures more than three times.· In Islington strange creatures appear on the streets at midday.· Spinning bodies, eyes popping out of heads, hair standing on end, characters morphing into strange creatures.· Retreating from the strange creature Barbara loses her balance and tumbles over a cliff.· What if this strange creature also stored toxins in its liver?
· While Steve was busying himself John asked him about the bridge and the strange feeling in the cutting.· Many wanted to share their strange feelings of malaise.· It was a strange feeling when four o'clock arrived and the day trippers departed.· It was just a strange feeling and of course the inability to contact anyone in the Shill's room.· For Lisa the experience was a revelation - and a chance to shake off her earlier strange feelings.· I remember the strange feeling I had when I left the square that night, a feeling of finality.· What a strange feeling to be leaving Gateshead, my home for the whole of my childhood!· That strange feeling he had experienced in the hall: had it been repeated on the landing?
· Many of our people sickened and died, and we buried them in this strange land.· In their place were a strange land, a strange people, and the ever-present possibility of violence and extinction.· The high that resulted produced sensations of flying, often accompanied by fantastic visions of strange lands.· The stranger in a strange land sees more and sees fresh.· With no knowledge of the language or people, he is truly a stranger in a strange land.· He triumphed because he was in a strange land and he knew how to be patient and how to pray.· So they fetched this poor innocent away from his family, across the sea, to a strange land.· What song did the daughter sing-alone, among strangers, in a strange land?
· Telling her not to speak to strange men would be like asking if the Pope was free on Sunday.· There is a small, strange man in heaven, a head angel, some kind of boss.· He moved away from the strange man, anxious to leave quickly.· Such a strange proposal from such a strange man.· Have I been asleep under a hedge with a strange man not my husband?· ElijahA strange man who prophesies doom for the Pequod.
· Then the baby began to make strange noises, and Alice looked into its face again.· But is that worse than strange noises in the bedroom closet?· Some strange noises came from one of the children and Asik thought he must have been in pain.· There were a lot of strange noises like the sound of the refrigerator unit going on and off in the trailer.· Sometimes the Forfarshire's engines made strange noises, and the paddle wheels went round slowly.· Nor had she lost her nerve, as evidenced by her conduct one night when Marian heard a strange noise.· What was that strange noise - Co-ack?· Birds make strange noises in winter in the middle of the woods.
· It was a strange place, and as he looked up at it now, he shivered.· If Pat Buchanan has a beef with trade policy, Iowa is a strange place to press his protectionist case.· People chose the strangest places to leave their rubbish.· You probably think this is a strange place.· A strange place, cold and sombre.· The definite article was inclined to appear in strange places, and to disappear from other places where it should have been.· It was a strange place, this.· He spent a whole year bumming from friends, crashing in strange places, selling weed with pals to make his bread.
· People have fallen in love for stranger reasons, but music has obviously played a central role in their marriage.· An inordinate number of barber shops, for some strange reason, seem to deal in this kind of exchange speculation.· For some strange reason, I slept like a baby.· For sonic strange reason management did not share our insight.· They invent strange reasons for doing so, saying that it has used anti-competitive practices.· He'd obviously set a lot of store by that leg, for some strange reason.
· It was a strange sensation to have them on - more intimate than sleeping with his widow.· The strangest sensation of all was the motion of the room.· In spite of her sore butt and the strange sensation between her legs, she wasn't unduly stressed.· I feel a little curl of strange sensation working its way down from the bottom of my spine.· And all at once a strange sensation came over him.· She was gripped by something else, a truly strange sensation.· It is a strange sensation, but many sense it from time to time: a consuming desire to part with money.· But as we looked at each other I had a strange sensation.
· It was no longer a strange sight to see blind men at a spectacle.· When they were all sitting in a row on the top of the wall they looked down and saw a strange sight.· Chesarynth gripped it convulsively at the strange sight of people milling around.· What a strange sight, but even that seemed to belong where it was.· I must have made a strange sight, crumpled up on the floor trying to read that opening paragraph.· For thousands of years, this strange sight has frightened millions, and has been thought to portend evil or calamitous events.· It must have been a very strange sight.
· Terms of abuse Many racist words are derived from the strange sounds made by foreigners.· As he paused to let his eyes adjust to the dimness of the nave, he heard a strange sound.· Viewed objectively, these are strange sounds to offer an attacker.· I heard a strange sound coming from the hut, but I could not think what was making the noise.· Ghosts there were, and shadows to frighten a mole, and strange sounds from the few entrances that still remained.· As she felt a desire to scream there was a strange sound in the room.· So much will be strange to it; strange sights, strange sounds, strange everything.· On occasions stones appear to glow, and strange sounds emerge.
· And, meanwhile, a strange thing happened.· The strange thing is that they are so few.· Tourists do strange things on the Granada Studios tour.· She wrote: But then a strange thing happened in my sleep.· The other strange thing is that they look happy all the time.· After that, a strange thing happened.· What's the strangest thing a fan has ever done?· Then strange things started to happen.
· I mean Micky just seemed so nice, so friendly and, in a strange way, so lonely.· I got strange ways of getting off.· In a strange way I felt almost embarrassed that such things were happening in my name.· Admetus had just lost his wife in a very strange way.· He had a very loud, metallic voice, a little like Arsenio's in a strange way.· This kind of irritation grew here and there in strange ways.· But the sight of her in tears disarmed him in the strangest way.· Surely these folks were great pals but that strikes me as a strange way to show it.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► cut a fine/strange etc figure► be a (beautiful/strange/frightening etc) sight to behold
- I left the debate feeling strange - I didn't know what to believe.
- But after one particularly long session of playing on it he began to feel strange.
- He says that he felt strange and fell on to the floor.
- I was tired and felt strange and lost in a faraway, disgusting place.
- It felt strange to be in possession of two hats.
- It felt strange to be in the schoolhouse at night.
- It must have felt strange for her not to head directly for the Loreto Convent at Entally.
- One reason Muriel felt strange in Atchison was that she had to be on her best behavior for her grandparents.
- When I first went in, it felt strange.
- Mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and megacorporations, not to mention cross-company teams, often result in strange bedfellows.
- Rumours say he's co-operating with some strange bedfellows.
- Strange bedfellows Adversity - or is it perversity? - certainly makes strange bedfellows.
- The Prime Minister has, of course, produced some novel marriages, some very strange bedfellows.
- A year before he had, but that year had changed him, eliminated the sentiment and made him a perfect stranger.
- Again he was a person, no longer a perfect stranger.
- Asked to stand guard over good or treasure, they would good-naturedly hand everything over to a perfect stranger.
- I was then to ask what people thought about being smiled at by a perfect stranger.
- She turned into an expert at coaxing food and lodging invitations out of perfect strangers.
- Some oranges in a commune, like perfect strangers, dwell upon their own navels, untransformed.
- They put money on the table, too, perfect strangers expressing unmistakable monetary interest in the Tonelli Nation.
WORD FAMILYnounstrangerstrangenessestrangementadjectivestrangeestrangedadverbstrangely
1unusual or surprising, especially in a way that is difficult to explain or understand SYN odd: strange noises Does Geoff’s behaviour seem strange to you? She felt there was something strange about Dexter’s voice. Isn’t it strange how animals seem to sense danger? It’s strange that we’ve never met before. For some strange reason, I slept like a baby despite the noise. Strange as it may seem, I actually prefer cold weather. That’s strange. I was sure Jude was right here a second ago. The strange thing is all four victims had red hair.strange to say British English (=strangely) Strange to say, I was just thinking that myself.2someone or something that is strange is not familiar because you have not seen or met them before: As a child, she’d been taught never to speak to strange men. I was just 20, a young girl in a strange city.strange to It was all strange to him, but he’d soon learn his way around.3feel strange to feel as if something is slightly wrong or unusual, either physically or emotionally: Can you get me a glass of water? I feel a bit strange. It felt strange to be back in Dublin.—strangeness noun [uncountable]THESAURUSstrange unusual or surprising, especially in a way that is difficult to understand, or that is a little frightening: · What’s that strange noise downstairs?· That’s strange – I’m sure I left my keys on the table.· a strange old manfunny/odd especially spoken a little strange and making you feel slightly surprised or worried: · There’s a funny smell in the kitchen.· It’s odd that you can’t remember him at all.curious especially written strange, especially in an interesting way. Curious is a little more formal than strange: · a curious fact· There’s something rather curious about small-town America.· She remembered curious little details.mysterious strange – used about something that people know little about and are unable to explain or understand: · He had disappeared in mysterious circumstances.· There were reports of mysterious lights in the sky.eccentric strange in a way that seems slightly crazy and amusing – used about people and their behaviour: · He lived completely alone and had some slightly eccentric habits.· an eccentric old ladypeculiar slightly strange, and different from what you would normally expect – used especially when this is either amusing or worrying: · She sometimes wears rather peculiar clothes.· He had a peculiar expression on his face.very strangeweird very strange or very different from what you are used to: · I had a weird dream last night.· It’s a weird and wonderful place.bizarre extremely strange and different from what is usually considered normal: · It was a bizarre situation.· Mark’s behaviour was really bizarre.surreal extremely strange and unconnected with real life or normal experiences, like something out of a dream: · His paintings are full of surreal images.· There is something surreal about the climate change talks in Bali.· The plant’s flowers were so big that they seemed almost surrealuncanny very strange – used especially about someone having an unusual ability to do something, or looking surprisingly similar to someone: · She had an uncanny knack (=ability) of putting her finger right on a problem.· Alice had an uncanny resemblance to Josie.· his uncanny ability to pick racing winners