weird

/wi d/

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Explanation of the Word "Weird"

Definition: The word "weird" is an adjective that describes something that is strange, unusual, or out of the ordinary. It can refer to things, behaviors, or situations that seem odd or do not fit into what is considered normal.

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Adjective

1. strikingly odd or unusual; some weird effect of shadow"- Bram Stoker
   • some trick of the moonlight
2. suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
   • an eldritch screech
   • the three weird sisters
   • stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures- John Galsworthy
   • an unearthly light
   • he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din- Henry Kingsley

Noun

1. fate personified; any one of the three Weird Sisters

Synonyms

• eldritch
• uncanny
• unearthly
• Wyrd
• Weird