weird Hear it!

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

Related Forms:

weird Idioms

weird out

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

weird Synonyms

weird

modif.

mysterious, uncanny, ominous, eerie, ghastly, unearthly; see also ghastly 1, mysterious 2.

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


Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus Copyright © 1999 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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.

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.

Used with adjective complement

  • seem: For example, what constitutes a proper request in Arabic may seem weird in English.
weird usage examples (more)

The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.

weird quotes

Andthesunsankagainonthegrand Australianbushöthe nurseandtutorofeccentric minds, thehome oftheweird, and of much that is different from things in other lands.

-Lawson, Henry Hertzberg

weird quotes (more)

Webster's New World Dictionary of Quotations Copyright © 2005 by Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd. All rights reserved. Published by Wiley, Hoboken, NJ. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Link to this page:

Cite this page:

MLA Style

"weird." Webster's New World College Dictionary. 2009

  • Your Dictionary. 4 July 2009
  • <www.yourdictionary.com/weird>

APA Style

weird. (2009). In Webster's New World College Dictionary

  • Retrieved July 4th, 2009, from www.yourdictionary.com/weird

Comments:

Please or Register to post a comment