slovodefinícia
strange
(mass)
strange
- cudzí, zvláštny
strange
(encz)
strange,divný
strange
(encz)
strange,podivný
strange
(encz)
strange,zvláštní adj:
Strange
(gcide)
Strange \Strange\, a. [Compar. Stranger; superl. Strangest.]
[OE. estrange, F. ['e]trange, fr. L. extraneus that is
without, external, foreign, fr. extra on the outside. See
Extra, and cf. Estrange, Extraneous.]
1. Belonging to another country; foreign. "To seek strange
strands." --Chaucer.
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One of the strange queen's lords. --Shak.
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I do not contemn the knowledge of strange and divers
tongues. --Ascham.
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2. Of or pertaining to others; not one's own; not pertaining
to one's self; not domestic.
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So she, impatient her own faults to see,
Turns from herself, and in strange things delights.
--Sir J.
Davies.
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3. Not before known, heard, or seen; new.
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Here is the hand and seal of the duke; you know the
character, I doubt not; and the signet is not
strange to you. --Shak.
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4. Not according to the common way; novel; odd; unusual;
irregular; extraordinary; unnatural; queer. "He is sick of
a strange fever." --Shak.
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Sated at length, erelong I might perceive
Strange alteration in me. --Milton.
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5. Reserved; distant in deportment. --Shak.
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She may be strange and shy at first, but will soon
learn to love thee. --Hawthorne.
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6. Backward; slow. [Obs.]
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Who, loving the effect, would not be strange
In favoring the cause. --Beau. & Fl.
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7. Not familiar; unaccustomed; inexperienced.
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In thy fortunes am unlearned and strange. --Shak.
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Note: Strange is often used as an exclamation.
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Strange! what extremes should thus preserve the
snow
High on the Alps, or in deep caves below.
--Waller.
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Strange sail (Naut.), an unknown vessel.

Strange woman (Script.), a harlot. --Prov. v. 3.

To make it strange.
(a) To assume ignorance, suspicion, or alarm, concerning
it. --Shak.
(b) To make it a matter of difficulty. [Obs.] --Chaucer.


To make strange, To make one's self strange.
(a) To profess ignorance or astonishment.
(b) To assume the character of a stranger. --Gen. xlii. 7.
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Syn: Foreign; new; outlandish; wonderful; astonishing;
marvelous; unusual; odd; uncommon; irregular; queer;
eccentric.
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Strange
(gcide)
Strange \Strange\, v. i.
1. To be estranged or alienated. [Obs.]
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2. To wonder; to be astonished. [Obs.] --Glanvill.
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Strange
(gcide)
Strange \Strange\, adv.
Strangely. [Obs.]
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Most strange, but yet most truly, will I speak. --Shak.
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Strange
(gcide)
Strange \Strange\, v. t.
To alienate; to estrange. [Obs.]
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strange
(wn)
strange
adj 1: being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected;
slightly odd or even a bit weird; "a strange exaltation
that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind";
"what a strange sense of humor she has" [syn: strange,
unusual] [ant: familiar]
2: not known before; "used many strange words"; "saw many
strange faces in the crowd"; "don't let anyone unknown into
the house" [syn: strange, unknown]
3: relating to or originating in or characteristic of another
place or part of the world; "foreign nations"; "a foreign
accent"; "on business in a foreign city" [syn: foreign,
strange] [ant: native]
podobné slovodefinícia
estranged
(mass)
estranged
- vzdialený
strangely
(mass)
strangely
- akosi
stranger
(mass)
stranger
- cudzinec
a perfect stranger
(encz)
a perfect stranger,úplný cizinec n: Zdeněk Brož
a total stranger
(encz)
a total stranger,úplný cizinec n: Zdeněk Brož
estrange
(encz)
estrange,oddělit se v: Zdeněk Brožestrange,odloučit v: Zdeněk Brožestrange,vzdálit v: Zdeněk Brož
estranged
(encz)
estranged,odcizený Jaroslav Šedivýestranged,odloučený Jaroslav Šedivýestranged,vzdálený Jaroslav Šedivý
estrangement
(encz)
estrangement,odcizení n: Zdeněk Brožestrangement,odcizenost n: Zdeněk Brož
make strange
(encz)
make strange,
strange attractor
(encz)
strange attractor, n:
strange particle
(encz)
strange particle, n:
strange quark
(encz)
strange quark, n:
strangely
(encz)
strangely,kupodivu adv: Pinostrangely,překvapivě adv: Pinostrangely,zvláštně adv: Pino
strangely enough
(encz)
strangely enough,kupodivu Pino
strangeness
(encz)
strangeness,neobvyklost n: Zdeněk Brožstrangeness,podivnost
stranger
(encz)
stranger,cizinec n: [male] stranger,cizinka n: [female]
stranger rape
(encz)
stranger rape,
strangers
(encz)
strangers,cizinci n: pl. Zdeněk Brož
strangest
(encz)
strangest,nejdivnější adj: Zdeněk Brož
Estrange
(gcide)
Estrange \Es*trange"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Estranged; p. pr. &
vb. n. Estranging.] [OF. estrangier to remove, F.
['e]tranger, L. extraneare to treat as a stranger, from
extraneus strange. See Strange.]
1. To withdraw; to withhold; hence, reflexively, to keep at a
distance; to cease to be familiar and friendly with.
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We must estrange our belief from everything which is
not clearly and distinctly evidenced. --Glanvill.
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Had we . . . estranged ourselves from them in things
indifferent. --Hooker.
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2. To divert from its original use or purpose, or from its
former possessor; to alienate.
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They . . . have estranged this place, and have
burned incense in it unto other gods. --Jer. xix. 4.
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3. To alienate the affections or confidence of; to turn from
attachment to enmity or indifference.
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I do not know, to this hour, what it is that has
estranged him from me. --Pope.
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He . . . had pretended to be estranged from the
Whigs, and had promised to act as a spy upon them.
--Macaulay.
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Estranged
(gcide)
Estrange \Es*trange"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Estranged; p. pr. &
vb. n. Estranging.] [OF. estrangier to remove, F.
['e]tranger, L. extraneare to treat as a stranger, from
extraneus strange. See Strange.]
1. To withdraw; to withhold; hence, reflexively, to keep at a
distance; to cease to be familiar and friendly with.
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We must estrange our belief from everything which is
not clearly and distinctly evidenced. --Glanvill.
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Had we . . . estranged ourselves from them in things
indifferent. --Hooker.
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2. To divert from its original use or purpose, or from its
former possessor; to alienate.
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They . . . have estranged this place, and have
burned incense in it unto other gods. --Jer. xix. 4.
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3. To alienate the affections or confidence of; to turn from
attachment to enmity or indifference.
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I do not know, to this hour, what it is that has
estranged him from me. --Pope.
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He . . . had pretended to be estranged from the
Whigs, and had promised to act as a spy upon them.
--Macaulay.
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Estrangedness
(gcide)
Estrangedness \Es*tran"ged*ness\, n.
State of being estranged; estrangement. --Prynne.
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Estrangement
(gcide)
Estrangement \Es*trange"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. estrangement.]
The act of estranging, or the state of being estranged;
alienation.
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An estrangement from God. --J. C.
Shairp.
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A long estrangement from better things. --South.
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Estranger
(gcide)
Estranger \Es*tran"ger\, n.
One who estranges.
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Strange
(gcide)
Strange \Strange\, a. [Compar. Stranger; superl. Strangest.]
[OE. estrange, F. ['e]trange, fr. L. extraneus that is
without, external, foreign, fr. extra on the outside. See
Extra, and cf. Estrange, Extraneous.]
1. Belonging to another country; foreign. "To seek strange
strands." --Chaucer.
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One of the strange queen's lords. --Shak.
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I do not contemn the knowledge of strange and divers
tongues. --Ascham.
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2. Of or pertaining to others; not one's own; not pertaining
to one's self; not domestic.
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So she, impatient her own faults to see,
Turns from herself, and in strange things delights.
--Sir J.
Davies.
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3. Not before known, heard, or seen; new.
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Here is the hand and seal of the duke; you know the
character, I doubt not; and the signet is not
strange to you. --Shak.
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4. Not according to the common way; novel; odd; unusual;
irregular; extraordinary; unnatural; queer. "He is sick of
a strange fever." --Shak.
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Sated at length, erelong I might perceive
Strange alteration in me. --Milton.
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5. Reserved; distant in deportment. --Shak.
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She may be strange and shy at first, but will soon
learn to love thee. --Hawthorne.
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6. Backward; slow. [Obs.]
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Who, loving the effect, would not be strange
In favoring the cause. --Beau. & Fl.
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7. Not familiar; unaccustomed; inexperienced.
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In thy fortunes am unlearned and strange. --Shak.
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Note: Strange is often used as an exclamation.
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Strange! what extremes should thus preserve the
snow
High on the Alps, or in deep caves below.
--Waller.
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Strange sail (Naut.), an unknown vessel.

Strange woman (Script.), a harlot. --Prov. v. 3.

To make it strange.
(a) To assume ignorance, suspicion, or alarm, concerning
it. --Shak.
(b) To make it a matter of difficulty. [Obs.] --Chaucer.


To make strange, To make one's self strange.
(a) To profess ignorance or astonishment.
(b) To assume the character of a stranger. --Gen. xlii. 7.
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Syn: Foreign; new; outlandish; wonderful; astonishing;
marvelous; unusual; odd; uncommon; irregular; queer;
eccentric.
[1913 Webster]Strange \Strange\, v. i.
1. To be estranged or alienated. [Obs.]
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2. To wonder; to be astonished. [Obs.] --Glanvill.
[1913 Webster]Strange \Strange\, adv.
Strangely. [Obs.]
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Most strange, but yet most truly, will I speak. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]Strange \Strange\, v. t.
To alienate; to estrange. [Obs.]
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Strange sail
(gcide)
Strange \Strange\, a. [Compar. Stranger; superl. Strangest.]
[OE. estrange, F. ['e]trange, fr. L. extraneus that is
without, external, foreign, fr. extra on the outside. See
Extra, and cf. Estrange, Extraneous.]
1. Belonging to another country; foreign. "To seek strange
strands." --Chaucer.
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One of the strange queen's lords. --Shak.
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I do not contemn the knowledge of strange and divers
tongues. --Ascham.
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2. Of or pertaining to others; not one's own; not pertaining
to one's self; not domestic.
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So she, impatient her own faults to see,
Turns from herself, and in strange things delights.
--Sir J.
Davies.
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3. Not before known, heard, or seen; new.
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Here is the hand and seal of the duke; you know the
character, I doubt not; and the signet is not
strange to you. --Shak.
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4. Not according to the common way; novel; odd; unusual;
irregular; extraordinary; unnatural; queer. "He is sick of
a strange fever." --Shak.
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Sated at length, erelong I might perceive
Strange alteration in me. --Milton.
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5. Reserved; distant in deportment. --Shak.
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She may be strange and shy at first, but will soon
learn to love thee. --Hawthorne.
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6. Backward; slow. [Obs.]
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Who, loving the effect, would not be strange
In favoring the cause. --Beau. & Fl.
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7. Not familiar; unaccustomed; inexperienced.
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In thy fortunes am unlearned and strange. --Shak.
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Note: Strange is often used as an exclamation.
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Strange! what extremes should thus preserve the
snow
High on the Alps, or in deep caves below.
--Waller.
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Strange sail (Naut.), an unknown vessel.

Strange woman (Script.), a harlot. --Prov. v. 3.

To make it strange.
(a) To assume ignorance, suspicion, or alarm, concerning
it. --Shak.
(b) To make it a matter of difficulty. [Obs.] --Chaucer.


To make strange, To make one's self strange.
(a) To profess ignorance or astonishment.
(b) To assume the character of a stranger. --Gen. xlii. 7.
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Syn: Foreign; new; outlandish; wonderful; astonishing;
marvelous; unusual; odd; uncommon; irregular; queer;
eccentric.
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Strange woman
(gcide)
Strange \Strange\, a. [Compar. Stranger; superl. Strangest.]
[OE. estrange, F. ['e]trange, fr. L. extraneus that is
without, external, foreign, fr. extra on the outside. See
Extra, and cf. Estrange, Extraneous.]
1. Belonging to another country; foreign. "To seek strange
strands." --Chaucer.
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One of the strange queen's lords. --Shak.
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I do not contemn the knowledge of strange and divers
tongues. --Ascham.
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2. Of or pertaining to others; not one's own; not pertaining
to one's self; not domestic.
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So she, impatient her own faults to see,
Turns from herself, and in strange things delights.
--Sir J.
Davies.
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3. Not before known, heard, or seen; new.
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Here is the hand and seal of the duke; you know the
character, I doubt not; and the signet is not
strange to you. --Shak.
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4. Not according to the common way; novel; odd; unusual;
irregular; extraordinary; unnatural; queer. "He is sick of
a strange fever." --Shak.
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Sated at length, erelong I might perceive
Strange alteration in me. --Milton.
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5. Reserved; distant in deportment. --Shak.
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She may be strange and shy at first, but will soon
learn to love thee. --Hawthorne.
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6. Backward; slow. [Obs.]
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Who, loving the effect, would not be strange
In favoring the cause. --Beau. & Fl.
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7. Not familiar; unaccustomed; inexperienced.
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In thy fortunes am unlearned and strange. --Shak.
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Note: Strange is often used as an exclamation.
[1913 Webster]

Strange! what extremes should thus preserve the
snow
High on the Alps, or in deep caves below.
--Waller.
[1913 Webster]

Strange sail (Naut.), an unknown vessel.

Strange woman (Script.), a harlot. --Prov. v. 3.

To make it strange.
(a) To assume ignorance, suspicion, or alarm, concerning
it. --Shak.
(b) To make it a matter of difficulty. [Obs.] --Chaucer.


To make strange, To make one's self strange.
(a) To profess ignorance or astonishment.
(b) To assume the character of a stranger. --Gen. xlii. 7.
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Syn: Foreign; new; outlandish; wonderful; astonishing;
marvelous; unusual; odd; uncommon; irregular; queer;
eccentric.
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Strangely
(gcide)
Strangely \Strange"ly\, adv.
1. As something foreign, or not one's own; in a manner
adapted to something foreign and strange. [Obs.] --Shak.
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2. In the manner of one who does not know another; distantly;
reservedly; coldly.
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You all look strangely on me. --Shak.
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I do in justice charge thee . . .
That thou commend it strangely to some place
Where chance may nurse or end it. --Shak.
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3. In a strange manner; in a manner or degree to excite
surprise or wonder; wonderfully.
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How strangely active are the arts of peace!
--Dryden.
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It would strangely delight you to see with what
spirit he converses. --Law.
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Strangeness
(gcide)
Strangeness \Strange"ness\, n.
The state or quality of being strange (in any sense of the
adjective).
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Stranger
(gcide)
Strange \Strange\, a. [Compar. Stranger; superl. Strangest.]
[OE. estrange, F. ['e]trange, fr. L. extraneus that is
without, external, foreign, fr. extra on the outside. See
Extra, and cf. Estrange, Extraneous.]
1. Belonging to another country; foreign. "To seek strange
strands." --Chaucer.
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One of the strange queen's lords. --Shak.
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I do not contemn the knowledge of strange and divers
tongues. --Ascham.
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2. Of or pertaining to others; not one's own; not pertaining
to one's self; not domestic.
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So she, impatient her own faults to see,
Turns from herself, and in strange things delights.
--Sir J.
Davies.
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3. Not before known, heard, or seen; new.
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Here is the hand and seal of the duke; you know the
character, I doubt not; and the signet is not
strange to you. --Shak.
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4. Not according to the common way; novel; odd; unusual;
irregular; extraordinary; unnatural; queer. "He is sick of
a strange fever." --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

Sated at length, erelong I might perceive
Strange alteration in me. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]

5. Reserved; distant in deportment. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

She may be strange and shy at first, but will soon
learn to love thee. --Hawthorne.
[1913 Webster]

6. Backward; slow. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]

Who, loving the effect, would not be strange
In favoring the cause. --Beau. & Fl.
[1913 Webster]

7. Not familiar; unaccustomed; inexperienced.
[1913 Webster]

In thy fortunes am unlearned and strange. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

Note: Strange is often used as an exclamation.
[1913 Webster]

Strange! what extremes should thus preserve the
snow
High on the Alps, or in deep caves below.
--Waller.
[1913 Webster]

Strange sail (Naut.), an unknown vessel.

Strange woman (Script.), a harlot. --Prov. v. 3.

To make it strange.
(a) To assume ignorance, suspicion, or alarm, concerning
it. --Shak.
(b) To make it a matter of difficulty. [Obs.] --Chaucer.


To make strange, To make one's self strange.
(a) To profess ignorance or astonishment.
(b) To assume the character of a stranger. --Gen. xlii. 7.
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Syn: Foreign; new; outlandish; wonderful; astonishing;
marvelous; unusual; odd; uncommon; irregular; queer;
eccentric.
[1913 Webster]Stranger \Stran"ger\, n. [OF. estrangier, F. ['e]tranger. See
Strange.]
1. One who is strange, foreign, or unknown. Specifically:
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(a) One who comes from a foreign land; a foreigner.
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I am a most poor woman and a stranger,
Born out of your dominions. --Shak.
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(b) One whose home is at a distance from the place where
he is, but in the same country.
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(c) One who is unknown or unacquainted; as, the gentleman
is a stranger to me; hence, one not admitted to
communication, fellowship, or acquaintance.
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Melons on beds of ice are taught to bear,
And strangers to the sun yet ripen here.
--Granville.
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My child is yet a stranger in the world. --Shak.
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I was no stranger to the original. --Dryden.
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2. One not belonging to the family or household; a guest; a
visitor.
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To honor and receive
Our heavenly stranger. --Milton.
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3. (Law) One not privy or party an act, contract, or title; a
mere intruder or intermeddler; one who interferes without
right; as, actual possession of land gives a good title
against a stranger having no title; as to strangers, a
mortgage is considered merely as a pledge; a mere stranger
to the levy.
[1913 Webster]Stranger \Stran"ger\, v. t.
To estrange; to alienate. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Strangest
(gcide)
Strange \Strange\, a. [Compar. Stranger; superl. Strangest.]
[OE. estrange, F. ['e]trange, fr. L. extraneus that is
without, external, foreign, fr. extra on the outside. See
Extra, and cf. Estrange, Extraneous.]
1. Belonging to another country; foreign. "To seek strange
strands." --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]

One of the strange queen's lords. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

I do not contemn the knowledge of strange and divers
tongues. --Ascham.
[1913 Webster]

2. Of or pertaining to others; not one's own; not pertaining
to one's self; not domestic.
[1913 Webster]

So she, impatient her own faults to see,
Turns from herself, and in strange things delights.
--Sir J.
Davies.
[1913 Webster]

3. Not before known, heard, or seen; new.
[1913 Webster]

Here is the hand and seal of the duke; you know the
character, I doubt not; and the signet is not
strange to you. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

4. Not according to the common way; novel; odd; unusual;
irregular; extraordinary; unnatural; queer. "He is sick of
a strange fever." --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

Sated at length, erelong I might perceive
Strange alteration in me. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]

5. Reserved; distant in deportment. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

She may be strange and shy at first, but will soon
learn to love thee. --Hawthorne.
[1913 Webster]

6. Backward; slow. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]

Who, loving the effect, would not be strange
In favoring the cause. --Beau. & Fl.
[1913 Webster]

7. Not familiar; unaccustomed; inexperienced.
[1913 Webster]

In thy fortunes am unlearned and strange. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

Note: Strange is often used as an exclamation.
[1913 Webster]

Strange! what extremes should thus preserve the
snow
High on the Alps, or in deep caves below.
--Waller.
[1913 Webster]

Strange sail (Naut.), an unknown vessel.

Strange woman (Script.), a harlot. --Prov. v. 3.

To make it strange.
(a) To assume ignorance, suspicion, or alarm, concerning
it. --Shak.
(b) To make it a matter of difficulty. [Obs.] --Chaucer.


To make strange, To make one's self strange.
(a) To profess ignorance or astonishment.
(b) To assume the character of a stranger. --Gen. xlii. 7.
[1913 Webster]

Syn: Foreign; new; outlandish; wonderful; astonishing;
marvelous; unusual; odd; uncommon; irregular; queer;
eccentric.
[1913 Webster]
To make it strange
(gcide)
Strange \Strange\, a. [Compar. Stranger; superl. Strangest.]
[OE. estrange, F. ['e]trange, fr. L. extraneus that is
without, external, foreign, fr. extra on the outside. See
Extra, and cf. Estrange, Extraneous.]
1. Belonging to another country; foreign. "To seek strange
strands." --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]

One of the strange queen's lords. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

I do not contemn the knowledge of strange and divers
tongues. --Ascham.
[1913 Webster]

2. Of or pertaining to others; not one's own; not pertaining
to one's self; not domestic.
[1913 Webster]

So she, impatient her own faults to see,
Turns from herself, and in strange things delights.
--Sir J.
Davies.
[1913 Webster]

3. Not before known, heard, or seen; new.
[1913 Webster]

Here is the hand and seal of the duke; you know the
character, I doubt not; and the signet is not
strange to you. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

4. Not according to the common way; novel; odd; unusual;
irregular; extraordinary; unnatural; queer. "He is sick of
a strange fever." --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

Sated at length, erelong I might perceive
Strange alteration in me. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]

5. Reserved; distant in deportment. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

She may be strange and shy at first, but will soon
learn to love thee. --Hawthorne.
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6. Backward; slow. [Obs.]
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Who, loving the effect, would not be strange
In favoring the cause. --Beau. & Fl.
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7. Not familiar; unaccustomed; inexperienced.
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In thy fortunes am unlearned and strange. --Shak.
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Note: Strange is often used as an exclamation.
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Strange! what extremes should thus preserve the
snow
High on the Alps, or in deep caves below.
--Waller.
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Strange sail (Naut.), an unknown vessel.

Strange woman (Script.), a harlot. --Prov. v. 3.

To make it strange.
(a) To assume ignorance, suspicion, or alarm, concerning
it. --Shak.
(b) To make it a matter of difficulty. [Obs.] --Chaucer.


To make strange, To make one's self strange.
(a) To profess ignorance or astonishment.
(b) To assume the character of a stranger. --Gen. xlii. 7.
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Syn: Foreign; new; outlandish; wonderful; astonishing;
marvelous; unusual; odd; uncommon; irregular; queer;
eccentric.
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