Weird Definition
wîrd
weirded, weirdest, weirds, weirder
adjective
weirdest, weirder
Of fate or destiny.
Webster's New World
Strikingly odd, strange, etc.; fantastic; bizarre.
A weird costume.
Webster's New World
Of or about ghosts, evil spirits, or other supernatural things; unearthly, mysterious, eerie, etc.
Webster's New World
Eccentric, erratic, or unconventional in behavior.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
weirds
Fate or destiny.
Webster's New World
One's assigned lot or fortune, especially when evil.
American Heritage
(acronym) Western, educated, industrialized, rich and democratic.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
verb
To experience or cause to experience an odd, unusual, and sometimes uneasy sensation. Often used with out.
American Heritage
idiom
weird out
- to be or cause to be overwhelmed with the bizarre aspects of an experience
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Weird
Noun
Singular:
weirdPlural:
weirdsAdjective
Base Form:
weird
Comparative:
weirderSuperlative:
weirdestIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Weird
Origin of Weird
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Middle English werd, wird fate (often in the pl. wirdes the Fates) from Old English wyrd wer-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Coined 2010.
From Wiktionary
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