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weird Definition

weird (wird)

adjective

  1. Obsolete of fate or destiny
  2. of or about ghosts, evil spirits, or other supernatural things; unearthly, mysterious, eerie, etc.
    1. strikingly odd, strange, etc.; fantastic; bizarre a weird costume
    2. eccentric, erratic, or unconventional in behavior

Etymology: ME werde, orig. n., fate < OE wyrd, fate < the base of weorthan, to become (basic sense “what is to come”) < IE *wert-, to turn: see verse

noun

Scot. fate or destiny

weird Related Forms

weirdly adverb weird·ness noun

weird Idioms

weird out

Slang to be or cause to be overwhelmed with the bizarre aspects of an experience

weird Synonyms

weird

modif.

weird applies to that which is supernaturally mysterious or fantastically strange a weird experience; eerie applies to that which inspires a vague, superstitious uneasiness or dread the eerie howling of a dog; uncanny applies to that which is unnaturally strange or remarkable uncanny insight; unearthly applies to that which is so strange or extraordinary as to seem to belong to another world an unearthly light

weird Usage Examples

Infinitive complement

think: Weird to think that there are people who would find reading 50 books in a year to be a challenge.

Modifying Another Word

  • kinda: Awww, I'd say that's kinda weird, but I'm scared of coffee.
  • downright: Others are touching, outrageous, sinister, inspiring, or downright weird.
  • pretty: There is some pretty weird logic going on about this.
  • plain: What's more, the cast are just plain weird to look at.
  • really: There are some really weird real people out there.
  • slightly: To me the most intereting character in it is the slightly weird girl played by Ally Sheedy.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

seem: In theory the hammer should now be less in your way, but it does seem a bit weird to me.

Modifies a noun

  • stuff: Weird stuff is going on at work at the moment.
  • cos: Looking forward to seeing everyone at the airport ( a bit weird cos of the no ticket situation!
  • dream: I've been having lots of weird dreams at the moment.
  • happening: The living room was often the location of weird happenings.
  • eh: Yet as a kid - I hated the stuff - weird eh!

Used with adjective complement

  • seem: For example, what constitutes a proper request in Arabic may seem weird in English.
  • feel: This feels very weird: I'm quite capable of doing that for myself!
  • sound: Yes, I know, sounds weird, doesn't it?
  • look: Nothing is wrong, they look weird to humans, not to cats.
  • act: Maybe that's why they all act so weird!