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weird
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- pronunciation:
- wIrd
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word History
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
strange, odd, or unconventional; puzzlingly unusual.
It was weird that the lights were all on but no one answered the door.
- synonyms:
- bizarre, odd, outlandish, strange
- antonyms:
- conventional, normal
- similar words:
- crazy, curious, eccentric, fantastic, freaky, grotesque, Kafkaesque, offbeat, peculiar, queer, uncanny, unconventional, uncouth, unusual
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| definition 2: |
of or relating to the occult or otherworldly; eerie or unearthly.
We heard a weird laugh, like that of a witch.In the street, there was a weird silence.- synonyms:
- eerie, freaky, otherworldly, unearthly
- similar words:
- ghostly, inexplicable, mysterious, occult, preternatural, spooky, supernatural, uncanny, unnatural
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| related words: |
abnormal, absurd, inhuman, outlandish, singular |
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| derivations: |
weirdly (adv.), weirdness (n.) |
In ancient Norse mythology, a person's destiny was controlled by three sister-goddesses, often called the "weird sisters." In Old English, weird (spelled wyrd) means "fate" or "destiny." Artists often gave these eerie goddesses a strange, witch-like appearance, which may be why "weird" means what it does today.
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