strange

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Synonyms: estrange, strang, strangle, stange, strande

Antonyms: estrange, strang, strangle, stange, strande

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adjective

1. Not [[normal]]; [[odd]], [[unusual]], [[surprising]], [[out of the ordinary]], often with a negative [[connotation]].
2. [[unfamiliar|Unfamiliar]], not yet part of one's [[experience]].
3. {{lb|en|slang|of sex, genitals, etc}} Outside of one's current [[relationship]]; unfamiliar.
4. {{lb|en|particle physics}} Having the [[quantum mechanical]] property of [[strangeness]].
5. {{lb|en|math}} Of an [[attractor]]: having a [[fractal]] [[structure]].
6. {{lb|en|obsolete}} Belonging to another country; [[foreign]].
7. {{lb|en|obsolete}} {{cap|reserved}}; distant in deportment.
8. {{lb|en|obsolete}} {{cap|backward}}; [[slow]].
9. {{lb|en|obsolete}} Not familiar; [[unaccustomed]]; [[inexperienced]].
10. {{lb|en|law}} Not belonging to one.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|obsolete|transitive}} To [[alienate]]; to [[estrange]].
2. {{lb|en|obsolete|intransitive}} To be [[estranged]] or [[alienated]].
3. {{lb|en|obsolete|intransitive}} To [[wonder]]; to be [[astonished]] at (something).

Noun

1. {{lb|en|slang|uncountable}} {{cap|sex}} outside of one's current [[relationship]].
2. {{lb|en|particle physics|countable}} A [[strange quark]].

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.
2. {{place|en|community|twp:suf/King|p/Ontario|c/Canada}}, named after {{w|Frederick William Strange}}.

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