weird

The definition of weird is relating to the supernatural or strange or unconventional.

(adjective)

  1. An example of weird are the witches in Macbeth.
  2. An example of weird is someone with 100 piercings in his face.

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See weird in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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

Origin: 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

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See weird in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective 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.
noun
  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.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English werde, fate, having power to control fate

Origin: , from Old English wyrd, fate; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots

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  • weirdˈly adverb
  • weirdˈness noun

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