Emily Dickinson Lexicon

strange (-r, -st), adj. [OFr < L. 'external, foreign, outside, without'.] (webplay: below, depart, extremes, foreign, heard, known, looking, odd, tongues, wild).

1. Odd; extraordinary; singular; peculiar; uncommon; out of the ordinary; different.
2. Unexpected; ironic; unforeseen; surprising; unusual.
3. Exceptional; brilliant; resplendent; extraordinary; fantastic; magnificent.
4. Unknown; unfamiliar; foreign; alien.