See also: WEIRD
Etymology ▼ show
Pronunciation
(British) IPA: /ˈwɪəd/, /ˈwiːəd/
(America) IPA: /ˈwiɚd/, /ˈwɪɚd/
Adjective
weird (comparative weirder, superlative weirdest)
1.Having an unusually strange character or behaviour.
There are lots of weird people in this place.
2.Deviating from the normal; bizarre.
It was quite weird to bump into all my ex-girlfriends on the same day.
3.(archaic) Of or pertaining to the Fates.
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4.(archaic) Connected with fate or destiny; able to influence fate.
5.(archaic) Of or pertaining to witches or witchcraft; supernatural; unearthly; suggestive of witches, witchcraft, or unearthliness; wild; uncanny. ▼ show
6.(archaic) Having supernatural or preternatural power.
There was a weird light shining above the hill.
Synonyms
(having supernatural or preternatural power) eerie, spooky, uncanny
(unusually strange in character or behaviour) odd, oddball, peculiar, strange, whacko; see also Thesaurus:insane
(deviating from the normal) bizarre, fremd, odd, out of the ordinary, strange; see also Thesaurus:strange
(of or pertaining to the Fates) fateful
Translations (having supernatural or preternatural power)
German: geheimnisvoll, unheimlich, übernatürlich
Italian: anormale, surreale, paranormale, innaturale, fuori dall'ordinario
Russian: потусторо́нний
Translations (having an unusually strange character or behaviour) ▼ show
Translations (deviating from the normal; bizarre) ▼ show
Noun
weird (plural weirds)
1.(archaic) Fate; destiny; luck.
2.A prediction.
3.(obsolete, Scotland) A spell or charm.
4.That which comes to pass; a fact.
5.(archaic, in the plural) The Fates (personified).
Synonyms
(fate; destiny) kismet, lot, orlay, wyrd
(luck) fortune, luck; see also Thesaurus:luck
(prediction) foretale, foretelling, prognostication; see also Thesaurus:prediction
(spell or charm) enchantment, incantation, cantrip
(fact)
(The Fates) The Norns
Verb
weird (weirds, present participle weirding; past and past participle weirded)
1.(transitive) To destine; doom; change by witchcraft or sorcery.
2.(transitive) To warn solemnly; adjure.
WEIRD
Etymology
Coined 2010.
Adjective
1.WEIRD (not comparable)
(acronym) Abbreviation of Western, educated, industrialized, rich and democratic.
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