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- Dictionaryweird/wɪəd/
adjective
- 1. suggesting something supernatural; unearthly: "weird, inhuman sounds" Similar Opposite
- 2. connected with fate. archaic
noun
- 1. a person's destiny. archaic Scottish
verb
- 1. induce a sense of disbelief or alienation in someone: informal North American "blue eyes weirded him out, and Ivan's were especially creepy"
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weird, eerie, unearthly, uncanny refer to that which is mysterious and apparently outside natural law. Weird can refer to that which is suggestive of the fateful intervention of supernatural influences in human affairs: the weird adventures of a group lost in the jungle.
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Definitions of weird. adjective. strikingly odd or unusual. “"some weird effect of shadow"- Bram Stoker” synonyms: strange, unusual. being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird. adjective. suggesting the operation of supernatural influences. “the three weird sisters” synonyms: eldritch, uncanny, unearthly.
Weird means strange, unusual, or suggestive of the supernatural. Find out the origin, usage, and examples of weird and its related words, such as eerie, uncanny, and wyrd.
