strange
Old Frenchunusual, unfamiliar, foreign
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About This Root
From Old French estrange, ultimately from Latin extrāneus (external, foreign — from extrā, outside). The semantic journey goes from "outside" to "foreign" to "unfamiliar" to "weird." Related words include stranger (an outsider), estrange (to make foreign/distant), and estrangement (the state of being alienated).
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strange
Odd or unusual; unfamiliar
stranger
A person one does not know; an outsider
strangely
In an unusual or surprising way
strangeness
The quality of being strange or unfamiliar
estrangement
A state of distance or hostility toward someone once close
estrange
To cause someone to become distant or alienated
estranged
No longer close with a formerly loved one
strange-looking
Having an odd or unusual appearance
strange-sounding
Sounding unusual or unfamiliar