WEIRD


Meaning of WEIRD in English

adj. & n.

--adj.

1. uncanny, supernatural.

2 colloq. strange, queer, incomprehensible.

3 archaic connected with fate.

--n. esp. Sc. archaic fate, destiny.

Phrases and idioms:

the weird sisters

1. the Fates.

2 witches.

Derivatives:

weirdly adv. weirdness n.

Etymology: (earlier as noun) f. OE wyrd destiny f. Gmc

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.