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.

Similar words

strange
A broader term for something unfamiliar or hard to explain.
unusual
Means uncommon without necessarily suggesting anything unsettling or odd.
bizarre
Suggests something strikingly odd, often more extreme than weird.