WEIRD


Meaning of WEIRD in English

n.

Function: adjective

1 fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic FF1C; shuddered at the weird unearthly glow that swept across the sky FF1E;

Synonyms: eerie, spooky, uncanny, unearthly

Related Words: creepy, haunting, unnatural; preternatural, supernatural; supernal; curious, odd, peculiar, queer, strange; inscrutable, mysterious; awe-inspiring, awful, dreadful, fearful, horrific

Contrasted Words: common, commonplace, everyday, quotidian; natural, normal, ordinary

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Synonyms: STRANGE 4, bizarre, curious, eccentric, oddball, outlandish, peculiar, queer, singular, uncouth

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