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Weird

/ˈwɪə(ɹ)d/ · adjective

Meaning

Having an unusually strange character or behaviour..

Definitions by Sense

  1. Having an unusually strange character or behaviour.
  2. Deviating from the normal; bizarre.
  3. Relating to weird fiction ("a macabre subgenre of speculative fiction").
  4. (archaic) Of or pertaining to the Fates.
  5. (archaic) Connected with fate or destiny; able to influence fate.
  6. (archaic) Of or pertaining to witches or witchcraft; supernatural; unearthly; suggestive of witches, witchcraft, or unearthliness; wild; uncanny.
  7. (archaic) Having supernatural or preternatural power.
  8. (archaic) Fate; destiny; luck.

Example Sentences

There are lots of weird people in this place.
It was quite weird to bump into all my ex-girlfriends on the same day.
It was weird for him to watch boys play with Barbie dolls.
The best recent VC discs start from the relentlessness of gabber and digital hardcore, and yank it in a weirder direction.
[…] filled with laphet. Fermented tea leaves kneaded with peanut oil, laphet is, hands-down, Myanmar's weirdest and most wonderful contribution to world cuisine.
a weird story
In his introduction to the 1955 volume, [Ray] Bradbury singles out these stories as oddities in his canon — he wrote this kind of tale before his twenty-sixth birthday (1946), and rarely since. They are pure fantasy of the "weird" sort and include some of Bradbury's most striking pieces: "The Scythe" (1943), "The Lake" (1944), "The Jar" (1944), "Skeleton" (1945), and "The Small Assassin" (1946)
Whiles I ſtood rapt in the wonder of it, came Miſſiues from the King, who all-hail'd me Thane of Cawdor, by which Title before, these weyward Sisters saluted me, and referr'd me to the comming on of time, with haile, King that ſhalt be.

Synonyms for weird

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Antonyms for weird

Related Words

strangeuncannyeldritchunusualunearthlysupernaturalwyrdbizarrooddlyoutlandishbizarrefunny-lookingpeculiaraberrantweirdostrangelyabnormalfreakfreakyfunky

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does weird mean?

Weird means Having an unusually strange character or behaviour..

What is a synonym for weird?

Common synonyms include odd, oddball, peculiar, strange.

What is the opposite of weird?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use weird in a sentence?

There are lots of weird people in this place.

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