n.
Function: adjective
Date: 15th century
1 : of, relating to, or caused by witchcraft or the supernatural : MAGICAL
2 : of strange or extraordinary character : ODD , FANTASTIC
– weird · ly adverb
– weird · ness noun
synonyms WEIRD , EERIE , UNCANNY mean mysteriously strange or fantastic. WEIRD may imply an unearthly or supernatural strangeness or it may stress queerness or oddness < weird creatures from another world>. EERIE suggests an uneasy or fearful consciousness that mysterious and malign powers are at work <an eerie calm preceded the bombing raid>. UNCANNY implies disquieting strangeness or mysteriousness <an uncanny resemblance between total strangers>.