Weird meaning

What does “weird” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“weird” is a noun and adjective with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: fate personified; any one of the three Weird Sisters.

weird

noun

fate personified; any one of the three Weird Sisters
SynonymsWyrd

adjective

suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
“an eldritch screech”
“the three weird sisters”
Synonymseldritch uncanny unearthly
strikingly odd or unusual
“some trick of the moonlight; some weird effect of shadow”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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