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What is "weird" in English? Definition and Explanations

Updated: 05-05-2026 by Wikilanguages.net
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What does weird mean in English? Meaning of weird definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "weird" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "weird": fate personified; any one of the three Weird Sisters

Noun

  • Meaning: fate personified; any one of the three Weird Sisters
  • Synonyms: weird wyrd
  • Hypernyms: anglo-saxon deity

    • Pronunciation in US: /wiɚd/, /wɪɚd/

    Meaning of "weird": suggesting the operation of supernatural influences

    Adjective

  • Meaning: suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
  • Example: an eldritch screech the three weird sisters stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures an unearthly light he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din
  • Synonyms: eldritch uncanny unearthly weird
  • Similar: supernatural

    • Pronunciation in US: /wiɚd/, /wɪɚd/

    Meaning of "weird": strikingly odd or unusual

    Adjective

  • Meaning: strikingly odd or unusual
  • Example: some trick of the moonlight; some weird effect of shadow
  • Synonyms: weird
  • Similar: strange unusual

    • Pronunciation in US: /wiɚd/, /wɪɚd/

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    weird in English: weird
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