| weird (wîrd) adj. weird·er, weird·est 1. Of, relating to, or suggestive of the preternatural or supernatural. 2. Of a strikingly odd or unusual character; strange. 3. Archaic Of or relating to fate or the Fates. n. 1. a. Fate; destiny. b. One's assigned lot or fortune, especially when evil. 2. often Weird Greek & Roman Mythology One of the Fates. tr. & intr.v. weird·ed, weird·ing, weirds Slang To experience or cause to experience an odd, unusual, and sometimes uneasy sensation. Often used with out. [Middle English werde, fate, having power to control fate, from Old English wyrd, fate; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots.] weird  ly adv.weird ness n.Synonyms: weird, eerie, uncanny, unearthly These adjectives refer to what is of a mysteriously strange, usually frightening nature. Weird may suggest the operation of supernatural influences, or merely the odd or unusual: "The person of the house gave a weird little laugh" (Charles Dickens). "There is a weird power in a spoken word" (Joseph Conrad). Something eerie inspires fear or uneasiness and implies a sinister influence: "At nightfall on the marshes, the thing was eerie and fantastic to behold" (Robert Louis Stevenson). Uncanny refers to what is unnatural and peculiarly unsettling: "The queer stumps ... had uncanny shapes, as of monstrous creatures" (John Galsworthy). Something unearthly seems so strange and unnatural as to come from or belong to another world: "He could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din" (Henry Kingsley). |
weird [wɪəd]
adj
1. (Spirituality, New Age, Astrology & Self-help / Alternative Belief Systems) suggestive of or relating to the supernatural; eerie
2. strange or bizarre
3. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Archaic of or relating to fate or the Fates
n
1. Archaic chiefly Scot
a. fate or destiny
b. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) one of the Fates
dree one's weird Scot See dree
vb
(tr) Scot to destine or ordain by fate; predict See also weird out
[Old English (ge)wyrd destiny; related to weorthan to become, Old Norse urthr bane, Old Saxon wurd; see worth2]
weirdly adv
weirdness n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | Weird - fate personified; any one of the three Weird Sisters Anglo-Saxon deity - (Anglo-Saxon mythology) a deity worshipped by the Anglo-Saxons |
| Adj. | 1. |  weird - suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; "an eldritch screech"; "the three weird sisters"; "stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures"- John Galsworthy; "an unearthly light"; "he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din"- Henry Kingsleysupernatural - not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material; "supernatural forces and occurrences and beings" |
| 2. | weird - strikingly odd or unusual; "some trick of the moonlight; some weird effect of shadow"- Bram Stoker |
weird
adjective
1. strange, odd, unusual, bizarre, ghostly, mysterious, queer, unearthly, eerie, grotesque, supernatural, unnatural, far-out (slang), uncanny, spooky (informal), creepy (informal), eldritch (poetic) I had such a weird dream last night.
strange natural, normal, regular, usual, ordinary, typical, mundane
strange natural, normal, regular, usual, ordinary, typical, mundane
Translations
weird [wɪəd] ADJ (weirder (compar) (weirdest (superl))) → raro, extraño
the weird thing is that → lo raro es que ...
all sorts of weird and wonderful things → todo tipo de cosas extraordinarias
the weird thing is that → lo raro es que ...
all sorts of weird and wonderful things → todo tipo de cosas extraordinarias
weird [ˈwɪərd] adj [person, appearance] → bizarre; [experience, coincidence, feeling] → bizarre
It felt weird going back to Liverpool → Cela faisait bizarre de revenir à Liverpool.
It felt weird going back to Liverpool → Cela faisait bizarre de revenir à Liverpool.
weird
weird [wɪəd] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) → strano/a, bizzarro/a
weird [wɪəd] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) → strano/a, bizzarro/a
weird [wɪəd] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) → strano/a, bizzarro/a
adj weird [wiəd]
odd or very strange a weird story; She wears weird clothes. vreemd غَريب чудат podivný, výstřední underlig seltsam παράξενος, αλλόκοτος extraño, raro kummaline غيرعادي outo bizarre מוּזָר निराला čudan, neobičan furcsa aneh annarlegur, dularfullur strano, bizzarro 奇妙な 이상한, 기묘한 keistas dīvains; mistisks aneh, ganjil, pelik vreemd eiendommelig, merkelig, nifs dziwaczny estranho ciudat, bizar странный; причудливый čudný, zvláštny; výstredný čuden čudan konstig แปลกประหลาด acayip, garip 古怪的 чудний, чудернацький انوکھا kỳ lạ 古怪的
adv weirdly
aardig بِغَرابَه странно podivně underligt unheimlich παράξενα, αλλόκοτα extrañamente kummaliselt بطرز غيرعادي oudosti bizarrement בְּאוֹפֶן מוּזָר निरालेपन से čudno, neobično különösen secara aneh annarlega stranamente, bizzarramente 奇妙に 이상하게, 불가사의하게 keistai dīvaini dengan aneh vreemd selsomt, merkelig, nifst dziwacznie estranhamente (în mod) bizar странно zvláštne čudno čudno konstigt อย่างแปลกประหลาด acayip bir şekilde 古怪地 чудернацьки انوکھے انداز سے một cách kỳ lạ 古怪地
n weirdness
aardigheid غَرابَه странност výstřednost besynderlighed das Unheimliche η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. παράξενο(ς), αλλόκοτο(ς) cualidad de extraño, rareza kummalisus غرابت omituisuus étrangeté מוּזָרוּת निरालापन neobičnost rejtelmes/különös/furcsa jelleg keanehan annarleiki stranezza, bizzarria 奇妙さ 이상함, 불가사의 keistumas dīvainība; dīvainums keanehan vreemdheid selsomhet; uhyggelighet dziwaczność estranheza ciudăţenie, stranietate странность výstrednosť nenavadnost čudnost konstighet ความแปลกประหลาด acayiplik 古怪 чудернацькість انوکھا پن sự kỳ lạ 古怪
weird → عجيب podivný underlig seltsam αλλόκοτος extraño omituinen bizarre čudan bizzarro 変な 별난 vreemd underlig dziwny esquisito сверхъестественный konstig แปลกประหลาด acaip kỳ dị 怪异的
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