weirdness

Variant of weird

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 © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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