weird
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- pronunciation:
- wIrd
- features:
- Word History
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
strange or odd; puzzlingly unusual.
His weird behavior has his parents worried.- synonyms:
- odd, strange
- antonyms:
- normal
- similar words:
- crazy, curious, eccentric, fantastic, grotesque, peculiar, queer, uncanny, unusual
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| definition 2: |
mysterious, strange, eerie, or ghostly.
A weird laugh came from the closet.- synonyms:
- eerie
- similar words:
- ghostly, mysterious, supernatural, uncanny, unnatural
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| related words: |
abnormal, absurd |
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| derivations: |
weirdly (adv.), weirdness (n.) |
In ancient Norse mythology, a person's destiny was controlled by three sister-goddesses, often called the "weird sisters." In Old English,
weird (spelled
wyrd) means "fate" or "destiny." Artists often gave these eerie goddesses a strange, witch-like appearance, which may be why "weird" means what it does today.