English adjective: weird | |||
1. | weird suggesting the operation of supernatural influences | ||
Samples | 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 | ||
Similar | supernatural | ||
Antonyms | natural | ||
2. | weird strikingly odd or unusual | ||
Samples | Some trick of the moonlight; some weird effect of shadow. | ||
Similar | strange, unusual | ||
Antonyms | familiar | ||
English noun: Weird | |||
1. | Weird (person) fate personified; any one of the three Weird Sisters | ||
Synonyms | Wyrd | ||
Broader (hypernym) | Anglo-Saxon deity | ||