Weird

/ˈwiːəd/

The meaning and definition of Weird, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

adjective
  1. Having an unusually strange character or behaviour.
    β€œThere are lots of weird people in this place.”
  2. Deviating from the normal; bizarre.
    β€œIt was quite weird to bump into all my ex-girlfriends on the same day.”
noun
  1. That which comes to pass; a fact.
  2. (in the plural) The Fates (personified).

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API

Synonyms bizarre fremd odd out of the ordinary strange eerie

Origin

From Middle English werde.

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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