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stranger |
Grep of noun stranger stranger Overview of noun stranger The noun stranger has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (15) stranger, alien, unknown -- (anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found) Overview of adj strange The adj strange has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (42) strange, unusual -- (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") 2. (15) strange, unknown -- (not known before "used many strange words"; "saw many strange faces in the crowd"; "don't let anyone unknown into the house") 3. (3) alien, exotic, strange -- (being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "alien customs"; "exotic plants in a greenhouse"; "moved to a strange country") 4. (3) strange -- (not at ease or comfortable; "felt strange among so many important people") Antonyms of adj strange 4 senses of strange Sense 1 strange (vs. familiar), unusual familiar (vs. strange) => everyday => common, usual Sense 2 strange, unknown INDIRECT (VIA unfamiliar) -> familiar Sense 3 alien, exotic, strange INDIRECT (VIA foreign) -> native Sense 4 strange INDIRECT (VIA uneasy) -> easy, at ease Similarity of adj strange 4 senses of strange Sense 1 strange (vs. familiar), unusual => antic, fantastic, fantastical, grotesque => crazy => curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular => eerie, eery => exotic => freaky => gothic => oddish => other => quaint => quaint => weird Sense 2 strange, unknown => unfamiliar (vs. familiar) Sense 3 alien, exotic, strange => foreign (vs. native) Sense 4 strange => uneasy (vs. easy) Attributes of adj strange Familiarity of adj strange strange used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj strange strange Overview of noun stranger The noun stranger has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (15) stranger, alien, unknown -- (anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found) Overview of adj strange The adj strange has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (42) strange, unusual -- (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") 2. (15) strange, unknown -- (not known before "used many strange words"; "saw many strange faces in the crowd"; "don't let anyone unknown into the house") 3. (3) alien, exotic, strange -- (being or from or characteristic of another place or part of the world; "alien customs"; "exotic plants in a greenhouse"; "moved to a strange country") 4. (3) strange -- (not at ease or comfortable; "felt strange among so many important people")
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