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   Weird

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   adjective

   • 1. suggesting something supernatural; uncanny: "the weird crying of a seal" Similar uncannyeerieunnaturalpreternaturalsupernaturalunearthlyotherworldlyunrealghostlymysteriousmystifyingstrangeabnormalunusualeldritchinformal:creepyspookyfreakyrumOpposite normalordinary
   • ▪ very strange; bizarre: "a weird coincidence" Similar bizarreoffbeatquirkyoutlandisheccentricunconventionalunorthodoxidiosyncraticsurrealcrazyabsurdgrotesquepeculiaroddcuriousstrangequeercrankyfreakishinsanezanymadcapoff-centerfar outalternativeoutréinformal:wackyfreakyway-outrumwackooff the wallin left fieldbizarroOpposite conventional
   • ▪ connected with fate.

   noun

   • 1. a person's destiny. archaic Scottish

   verb

   • 1. induce a sense of disbelief or alienation in someone: informal North American "blue eyes weirded him out, and Ivan's were especially creepy"

   Word Origin Old Englishwyrd ‘destiny’, of Germanic origin. The adjective (late Middle English) originally meant ‘having the power to control destiny’, and was used especially in the Weird Sisters, originally referring to the Fates, later the witches in Shakespeare's Macbeth; the latter use gave rise to the sense ‘unearthly’ (early 19th century).

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   weird: [adjective] of strange or extraordinary character : odd, fantastic.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWEIRD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   WEIRD definition: 1. very strange and unusual, unexpected, or not natural: 2. very strange and unusual, unexpected…. Learn more.

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   Weird definition: strange; odd; bizarre. See examples of WEIRD used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryWEIRD | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   WEIRD meaning: 1. very strange and unusual, unexpected, or not natural: 2. very strange and unusual, unexpected…. Learn more.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › weirdWeird - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   weird: 1 adj strikingly odd or unusual “"some weird effect of shadow"- Bram Stoker” Synonyms: strange , unusual being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird adj suggesting the operation of supernatural influences “the three weird sisters” Synonyms: eldritch , uncanny , unearthly supernatural not ...

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › weirdWeird - definition of weird by The Free Dictionary

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   Define weird. weird synonyms, weird pronunciation, weird translation, English dictionary definition of weird. involving or suggesting the supernatural: a weird glowing object in the sky; fantastic; bizarre: That’s a weird costume you are wearing.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › weirdWEIRD definition in American English - Collins Dictionary

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   2 days ago · SYNONYMS 1. unnatural, preternatural. weird, eerie, unearthly, uncanny refer to that which is mysterious and apparently outside natural law. weird refers to that which is suggestive of the fateful intervention of supernatural influences in human affairs: the weird adventures of a group lost in the jungle. eerie refers to that which, by suggesting the ghostly, makes one’s flesh creep: an ...