adjective
weird
Very strange or unusual.
A weird noise comes from the refrigerator every few minutes.
Etymology
Weird originally concerned fate or destiny. Associations with supernatural fate-weaving beings led toward uncanny, then more generally strange.
More examples
- This soup has a weird taste.
- It's weird that we both have the same birthday.
- That is the weirdest dream I can remember.
Forms
weird · weirder · weirdest
weirdly adverb — In a very strange or unusual way.
weirdness noun — The quality of being very strange.