Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unstrange

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-strange
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

verb

To remove the strangeness from; to make less strange; make familiar.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"What’s more, “it did so in a notably unstrange manner.”"
"When I was with you, I forgot about Mum and it made me less strange. It unstranged me."
"Most specifically, to make visible is to unstrange what was once unknown into a series of knowable components, which the viewer's eye can then use to identify parts as one builds the whole."

Etymology

From Middle English unstraunge, equivalent to un- + strange.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un-
Root: unstraunge

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

more unstrange (comparative) most unstrange (superlative) unstranges (present, singular) unstranging (participle, present) unstranged (participle, past) unstranged (past)

Derived Forms

unstrangeness

Synonyms

mundane ordinary typical average medial basic bog-standard common commonplace common-and-garden common-or-garden congruent

Questions

What does unstrange mean?: Not strange.
Where does unstrange come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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