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Meaning of 'weird' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Weird [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to fate; concerned with destiny.
- Of or pertaining to witchcraft; caused by, or suggesting, magical influence; supernatural; unearthly; wild; as, a weird appearance, look, sound, etc.
2 . Weird [ n.]
- Fate; destiny; one of the Fates, or Norns; also, a prediction.
- A spell or charm.
3 . Weird [ v. t.]
- To foretell the fate of; to predict; to destine to.

Meaning of 'weird' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . weird [ s]
Meaning (1):
- suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
Example in sentence:
  • an eldritch screech;
  • an unearthly light;
  • he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din;
  • stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures;
  • the three weird sisters
Meaning (2):
- strikingly odd or unusual
Example in sentence:
  • some trick of the moonlight; some weird effect of shadow

Nearby Words:

weigela weigelia weigh weigh-house weigh-houses weighable weighage weighbeam weighboard weighbridge

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