eerie

ee·rie or ee·ry  (îr)

adj. ee·ri·er, ee·ri·est

1.

a. Inspiring inexplicable fear, dread, or uneasiness; strange and frightening.

b. Suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious. See Synonyms at weird.

2. Scots Frightened or intimidated by superstition.

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[Middle English eri, fearful, from Old English earg, cowardly.]

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eeri·ly adv.

eeri·ness n.

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eerie [ˈɪərɪ]

adj eerier, eeriest

(esp of places, an atmosphere, etc.) mysteriously or uncannily frightening or disturbing; weird; ghostly

[originally Scottish and Northern English, probably from Old English earg cowardly, miserable]

eerily  adv

eeriness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	eerie - suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious; "an eerie feeling of deja vu" supernatural - not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material; "supernatural forces and occurrences and beings"
	2.	eerie - inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening; "an uncomfortable and eerie stillness in the woods"; "an eerie midnight howl" eery strange, unusual - being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird; "a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has"

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eerie

adjective uncanny, strange, frightening, ghostly, weird, mysterious, scary (informal), sinister, uneasy, fearful, awesome, unearthly, supernatural, unnatural, spooky (informal), creepy (informal), spectral, eldritch (poetic), preternatural An eerie silence settled over the forest.

Translations

eerie [ˈɪərɪ] ADJ [sound, experience] → sobrecogedor, espeluznante; [silence] → estremecedor, inquietante, sobrecogedor

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eerie [ˈɪəri] adj [silence] → inquiétant(e); [feeling] → angoissant(e); [glow, sound] → sinistre

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eerie, eery

adj (+er) → unheimlich

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eerie [ˈɪərɪ] adj → sinistro/a, che fa accapponare la pelle

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eerie

adj eerie [ˈiəri]

causing fear; weird an eerie silence. bygelowig, bang مُخيف، غَريب зловещ tajuplný; děsivý uhyggelig; spøgelsesagtig unheimlich απόκοσμος, αλλόκοτος misterioso, espeluznante jube دلهره آور؛ اسرار آمیز aavemainen inquiétant מַפחִיד डरावनी jezovit hátborzongató mengerikan óhugnanlegur lugubre, misterioso ぞっとするような 무시무시한 šiurpus, kraupus baismīgs; dīvains menyeramkan spookachtig uhyggelig, nifs, skummel pełen grozy assustador ciudat жуткий tajuplný; desivý grozljiv jeziv kuslig, spöklik น่าขนลุก; ลึกลับ; ประหลาด ürkütücü 引起恐懼的 моторошний; жахливий بھیانک kỳ quái 引起恐惧的

adv eerily

grillerig بصورَةٍ مُخيفَه أو غَريبَه зловещо záhadně uhyggeligt; spøgelsesagtigt unheimlich απόκοσμα, παράξενα misteriosamente, espeluznantemente, horripilantemente jubedalt بطور هراس انگیز؛ بطور دلهره آور kaameasti étrangement בְּצוּרָה מַפחִידָה डरावनापन jezivo hátborzongatóan ngeri óhugnanlega in maniera lugubre 無気味に 오싹하게 šiurpiai, kraupiai baismīgi; dīvaini dengan seram spookachtig uhyggelig, nifst niesamowicie assustadoramente (în mod) ciudat жутко záhadne grozljivo jezivo kusligt อย่างลึกลับน่ากลัว ürkütücü bir şekilde 恐懼地 моторошно; жахливо خوفناک انداز سے một cáh kỳ quái 恐惧地

n eeriness

onheilspellend خَوف، غَرابَه зловещ вид tajemnost uhygge die Unheimlichkeit παραδοξότητα, υπερφυσικότητα calidad de misterioso/espeluznante jubedus هراسناکی kaameus étrangeté מִסתוֹרִיוּת מַפחִידָה भयाविष्टता stravičnost titokzatosság, kísértetiesség kengerian óhugnaður stranezza, mistero 無気味さ 섬뜩함 šiurpumas, kraupumas baisums; dīvainums keseraman spookachtigheid uhygge, nifs stemning niesamowitość mistério ciudăţenie жуть tajomnosť grozljivost jezivost kuslighet, sällsamhet ความลึกลับน่ากลัว ürkütücülük 恐懼 моторошність; жахливість بھیانک پن tính kỳ quái 恐惧