different vs strange

different

adj
  • Unlike most others; unusual. 

  • Not the same; exhibiting a difference. 

  • Distinct, separate; used for emphasis after numbers and other determiners of quantity. 

  • Various, assorted, diverse. 

noun
  • The different ideal. 

adv
  • Differently. 

strange

adj
  • Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary. 

  • Outside of one's current relationship; unfamiliar. 

  • Having the quantum mechanical property of strangeness. 

  • Not belonging to one. 

  • Unfamiliar, not yet part of one's experience. 

  • Of an attractor: having a fractal structure. 

noun
  • Sex outside of one's current relationship. 

How often have the words different and strange occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )