weird´ness

weird´ness
weird «wihrd», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. unearthly or mysterious; wild; strange: »

The witches moved in a weird dance. They were awakened by a weird shriek.

2. Informal. odd; fantastic; queer: »

The shadows made weird figures on the wall.

3. Archaic or Scottish. having to do with fate or destiny.
–n. Archaic or Scottish.
1. a) the power or agency by which events are predetermined; fate; destiny. b) magical power; enchantment.
2. a witch, wizard, or soothsayer.
3. a) what is fated to happen to a particular person, thing, or event; one's appointed lot or fortune. b) an evil fate inflicted by supernatural power, especially by way of retribution.
4. what is destined or fated to happen; predetermined events collectively.
5. a) a prophecy. b) a supernatural occurrence. c) an omen.
╂[Old English wyrd fate]
–weird´ly, adverb.
–weird´ness, noun.
Synonym Study adjective. 1 Weird, eerie, uncanny mean mysteriously or frighteningly strange. Weird describes something that seems not of this world or due to something above or beyond nature: »

All night weird cries came from the jungle.

Eerie suggests the frightening effect of something weird or ghostly or vaguely and evilly mysterious: »

The light from the single candle made eerie shadows in the cave.

Uncanny suggests a strangeness that is disturbing because it seems unnatural: »

I had an uncanny feeling that eyes were peering from the darkness.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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