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.
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Of or about ghosts, evil spirits, or other supernatural things; unearthly, mysterious, eerie, etc.
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Eccentric, erratic, or unconventional in behavior.
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noun
weirds
Fate or destiny.
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One's assigned lot or fortune, especially when evil.
American Heritage
(acronym) Western, educated, industrialized, rich and democratic.
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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
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Other Word Forms of Weird

Noun

Singular:
weird
Plural:
weirds

Adjective

Base Form:
weird
Comparative:
weirder
Superlative:
weirdest

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Weird

Origin of Weird

  • 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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Weird Sentence Examples

  • It's weird talking to him.

  • Something weird going on here.

  • It's like I was in this weird dream.

  • Something weird is going on up there.

  • Just when she thought things were weird enough, Toby had started to talk to her.

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Words Starting With

WWEWEI

Words Ending With

DRDIRD

Unscrambles

weird

Words Starting With W and Ending With D

Starts With W & Ends With DStarts With WE & Ends With DStarts With W & Ends With RD

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5 Letter Words5 Letter Words Starting With W5 Letter Words Ending With D
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