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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 | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of weird in English. weird. adjective. uk / wɪəd / us / wɪrd / Add to word list. B2. very strange and unusual, unexpected, or not natural: He was sitting alone by a window with a weird contraption on the table in front of him. Her boyfriend's a bit weird but she's nice.
1. : fate, destiny. especially : ill fortune. 2. : soothsayer. Did you know? Shakespeare's Connection to Weird. You may know weird as a generalized term describing something unusual, but this word also has older meanings that are more specific. Weird derives from the Old English noun wyrd, essentially meaning "fate."
Slang. to feel or cause to feel discomfort, confusion, or fear because of perceived strangeness: The cultlike admiration of some of her followers always weirded me out a little. weird. / wɪəd / adjective. suggestive of or relating to the supernatural; eerie. strange or bizarre. archaic. of or relating to fate or the Fates. noun. archaic.
very strange and unusual, unexpected, or not natural: He was sitting alone by a window with a weird contraption on the table in front of him. Her boyfriend's a little weird but she's nice. That's weird - I thought I left my keys on the table but they're not there.
Definition of 'weird' Word Frequency. weird. (wɪəʳd ) Word forms: comparative weirder , superlative weirdest , 3rd person singular present tense weirds, present participle weirding, past participle, past tense weirded. adjective B2. If you describe something or someone as weird, you mean that they are strange. [informal] That first day was weird.
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.
very strange or unusual and difficult to explain synonym strange. I had a really weird dream last night. She's a really weird girl. He's got some weird ideas. It's really weird seeing yourself on television. the weird and wonderful creatures that live beneath the sea. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
1. Strikingly odd or unusual, especially in an unsettling way; strange: He lives in a weird old house on a dark street. Your neighbor is said to be a little weird. I felt a little weird after drinking that tea. 2. Suggestive of the supernatural: weird stories about ghosts. 3. Archaic Of or relating to fate or the Fates. n. Archaic. 1.
/wɪrd/ (weirder, weirdest) very strange or unusual and difficult to explain a weird dream synonym strange She's a really weird girl. He's got some weird ideas. It's really weird seeing yourself on television. the weird and wonderful creatures that live beneath the sea. Take your English to the next level.
weird. adjective. uk / wɪəd / us. Add to word list. B2. very strange: I had a really weird dream last night. (Definition of weird from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of weird. in Chinese (Traditional) 怪異的, 不尋常的, 出乎意料的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 怪异的, 不寻常的, 出乎意料的… See more. in Spanish.
