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The definition of weird is relating to the supernatural or strange or unconventional.
(adjective)- An example of weird are the witches in Macbeth.
- 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
- Obsolete of fate or destiny
- of or about ghosts, evil spirits, or other supernatural things; unearthly, mysterious, eerie, etc.
- strikingly odd, strange, etc.; fantastic; bizarre: a weird costume
- 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
See weird in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective weird·er, weird·est
- Of, relating to, or suggestive of the preternatural or supernatural.
- Of a strikingly odd or unusual character; strange.
- Archaic Of or relating to fate or the Fates.
- a. Fate; destiny.b. One's assigned lot or fortune, especially when evil.
- often Weird Greek & Roman Mythology One of the Fates.
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
.Related Forms:
- weirdˈly adverb
- weirdˈness noun
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