Stranger - English meaning

adjective

Deviating from what is normal or usual, typically in a way that is undesirable or worrying.

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The illness is recognizable from the patient's abnormal behaviour

adjective

Not usual or average

Usage examples:

We had an abnormal amount of snow., he has an abnormal heartbeat., [ c ] no abnormalities showed up…

adjective

Belonging to a foreign country.

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An alien culture

noun

A foreigner, especially one who is not a naturalized citizen of the country where he or she is living.

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An enemy alien

noun

A person who lives in a country but is not a citizen (= member of a country with specific rights)

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Alien customs

adjective

Deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected.

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An anomalous situation

adjective

Different from what is usual, or not in agreement with something else and therefore not satisfactory

Usage examples:

In a multicultural society is it not anomalous to have a blasphemy law that only protects one relig…

adjective

Not representative of a type, group, or class.

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A sample of people who are rather atypical of the target audience

adjective

Not typical; different from most others of its type

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This game is very atypical of how we played this year.

adjective

Very strange or unusual.

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A bizarre situation

adjective

Strange and unusual

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That party was too bizarre for me!

adjective

Eager to know or learn something.

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I began to be curious about the whereabouts of the bride and groom

adjective

Interested in learning about people or things around you

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[ + to infinitive ] i’m curious to see what’s going to happen on the political scene., a curious fi…

adjective

Not the same as another or each other; unlike in nature, form, or quality.

Usage examples:

You can play this game in different ways

adjective

Not the same

Usage examples:

Monet and other impressionists painted the same scene at different times of day to discover how the…

adjective

Very unusual or remarkable.

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The extraordinary plumage of the male

noun

An item in a company's accounts not arising from its normal activities.

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Of the total "army extraordinaries" of £315,917 submitted to the house of commons on february 6, 17…

adjective

Very unusual and special; different in type or greater in degree than the usual or ordinary

Usage examples:

Being chairman gave him an extraordinary sense of power., she was an extraordinary woman, and no on…

adjective

Causing laughter or amusement; humorous.

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A funny story

noun

Comic strips in newspapers.

Usage examples:

I read the sports page, funnies, and editorial

An account of an amusing incident

adjective

Produced, introduced, or discovered recently or now for the first time; not existing before.

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The new madonna album

adverb

Newly; recently.

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New-mown hay

adjective

Recently created or having started to exist recently

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His newest book will be out next month., she’s always coming up with new ideas., have you met carlo…

adjective

Different to what is usual or expected; strange.

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The neighbours thought him very odd

adjective

Strange or unexpected

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An odd person, that’s odd – i thought i left my glasses on the table but they’re not here., he’s go…

phrase

(of a place) remote or secluded.

Usage examples:

We're too out of the way for mains electricity

phrase

Dealt with or finished.

Usage examples:

Economic recovery will begin once the election is out of the way

phrase

Unusual, exceptional, or remarkable.

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He'd seen nothing out of the way

adjective

Different to what is normal or expected; strange.

Usage examples:

He gave her some very peculiar looks

noun

A parish or church exempt from the jurisdiction of the diocese in which it lies, and subject to the direct jurisdiction of the monarch or an archbishop.

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Deans and canons of royal peculiars, notably westminster abbey and windsor

adjective

Unusual and strange

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The copy editor will check type size and technical details to see if anything looks peculiar., kath…

adjective

Strange; odd.

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She had a queer feeling that they were being watched

verb

(of a person) homosexual.

adjective

Unusual or strange

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She had a queer expression on her face.

adjective

Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way.

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An uncanny feeling that she was being watched

adjective

Strange or mysterious; difficult or impossible to explain

Usage examples:

He has an uncanny ability to pick a winner., barb’s uncanny resemblance to tia is scary.

adjective

Not expected or regarded as likely to happen.

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His death was totally unexpected

adjective

Not expected; surprising

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What an unexpected treat to meet you here!

adjective

Not known or recognized.

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He felt a stranger among the crowd of unfamiliar faces

adjective

Not known or familiar.

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Exploration into unknown territory

noun

An unknown person or thing.

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She is a relative unknown

verb

Erase the memory or knowledge of (something, typically something unpleasant or distasteful).

Usage examples:

Once you have information about what’s in your genes, you can’t unknow it

adjective

Not having the distinctive qualities of a particular type of person or thing; uncharacteristic.

Usage examples:

He considers the film untypical of college movies

adjective

Not showing all the characteristics that you would usually expect from a particular group of things or people, or from a particular person

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Her angry outburst was untypical; she's usually a very quiet woman., it is not untypical of girls o…

adjective

Not habitually or commonly occurring or done.

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It was unusual for dennis to be late

adjective

Different from what is usual or expected

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I was actually on time, which is unusual for me.

adjective

Suggesting something supernatural; unearthly.

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Weird, inhuman sounds

noun

A person's destiny.

verb

Induce a sense of disbelief or alienation in someone.

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Blue eyes weirded him out, and ivan's were especially creepy