What is singular or rare is described as strange.
Strange is something rare or singular . The term, from the Latin extranĕus , is used in contrast to common, current or ordinary.
For example: "It's very strange, last night I closed the window and yet the floor got wet anyway," "Rubén suffers from a strange illness that can only be treated outside," "I don't know anyone stranger than Miguel."
Various uses of the term strange
Strange is also something that belongs to a family , group , nation , etc., different from the one that is understood, in contrast to one's own: «Koshiko comes from a culture that is strange to us, so we have to make a great effort to understand it and make it feel good" , "Look at what a strange animal: I have never seen another like it" , "In this country there are very strange constructions" .
Said of a person or a thing, this adjective refers to the fact that it is alien to the condition of another of which it is a part : "A multicolored car is strange in any city in the world," "Claudio is sad because he feels like a stranger." in his own family .
The concept, on the other hand, is used to name someone you don't know : "Please remind grandma not to open the door to strangers," "My mom always tells me that I don't have to talk to strangers." , "It is important to teach children that they should not pet strange dogs, even though they are used to playing with their own pets."
Something extravagant or atypical can be called strange.
The concept in literature
Within the scope of literature, the term we are now analyzing has been used with some frequency. Hence, works such as the following have emerged:
- «Strangers on a train» . This work was published in 1950 , the debut work of one of the great writers of the suspense genre: Patricia Highsmith . The story told is that of two men who meet on a train and who plan for one to kill a person in the other's life.
- «Strangers in bed» . Within the romantic novels is this book, written by Megan Hart in 2011 , which tells how a woman used to renting men to maintain relationships, because she does not believe in love, will meet a gentleman who will make her rethink everything. your ideas on the matter.
- "The Stranger" . In 2011, this novel by Col Buchanan was also published that brings us closer to the figure of Nico , a boy who will begin to work as a hitman under the orders of a veteran in those struggles named Ash . Together they will live endless adventures full of death and destruction.
Other meanings of the word strange
In the same way, we cannot overlook that strange is also a type of plant , specifically from the Compositae family, which is cultivated especially in China since in this country it is used as a decorative element. Regarding its appearance, we could highlight that it is made up of a thick stem and large flowers of very different colors.
Extravagant and unusual is another notion that can be defined as strange: "The artist managed to achieve fame with his strange sense of humor," "They say he has very strange sexual habits."