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noun [ U ] uk / ˈwɪəd.nəs / us / ˈwɪrd.nəs / Add to word list. the quality of being strange and unusual: It's a comedy which often succeeds in capturing the weirdness of real life. Everyone was overexcited at the sheer weirdness of what was happening. See. weird. Fewer examples. Every workplace has its weirdness, every job its absurdities.
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WEIRDNESS meaning: 1. the quality of being strange and...
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very strange and unusual, unexpected, or not natural: He was...
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What does the noun weirdness mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun weirdness . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
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This article is about the word "weird" and its synonyms in different languages. It also provides pronunciation of the word "weird".
He was sitting alone by a window with a weird contraption on the table in front of him. There is nothing to rival the weird and wonderful things that come out on the Rio streets at carnival time.
She's a strange girl, odd, bizarre, funny, peculiar etc. Want to learn more?
Her boyfriend's a bit weird but she's nice.
That's weird - I thought I left my keys on the table but they're not there.
Definition of weirdness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. Strikingly odd or unusual, especially in an unsettling way; strange: He lives in a weird old house on a dark street. Your neighbor is said to be a little weird. I felt a little weird after drinking that tea. 2. Suggestive of the supernatural: weird stories about ghosts. 3. Archaic Of or relating to fate or the Fates. n. Archaic. 1.
Definition of 'weird' weird. (wɪəʳd ) Word forms: weirder , weirdest , weirds, weirding, weirded. adjective B2. If you describe something or someone as weird, you mean that they are strange. [informal] That first day was weird. He's different. He's weird. In the 70s, we did a lot of creative things but also some weird things.
involving or suggesting the supernatural; unearthly or uncanny: a weird sound; weird lights. Synonyms: unearthly, spectral, preternatural, unnatural, janky, strange, peculiar, eccentric. Antonyms: unexceptional, ordinary, normal. Archaic. concerned with or controlling fate or destiny. noun. , Chiefly Scot. fate; destiny. the Weirds, the Fates.
