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Meaning of weird | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A2 Common
ˈwɪə(ɹ)d

Definitions

  1. Fate; destiny; luck.
    archaic
  2. A prediction.
  3. Slang To experience or cause to experience an odd, unusual, and sometimes uneasy sensation. Often used with out.
    Slang
  4. A spell or charm.
    Scotland, obsolete
  5. odd or very strange. a weird story; She wears weird clothes. vreemd غَريب чудат estranho podivný, výstřední seltsam underlig παράξενος, αλλόκοτοςextraño, raro kummaline غيرعادي outo bizarreמוזר निराला čudan, neobičan furcsa aneh annarlegur, dularfullur strano, bizzarro 奇妙な 이상한, 기묘한 keistas dīvains; mistisks aneh, ganjil, pelik vreemdeiendommelig, merkelig, nifsdziwacznyestranho ciu­dat, bizar странный; причудливый čudný, zvláštny; výstredný čuden čudan konstig แปลกประหลาด acayip, garip 古怪的 чу...
  6. That which comes to pass; a fact.
  7. aardig بِغَرابَه странно estranhamente podivně unheimlich underligt παράξενα, αλλόκοταextrañamente kummaliselt بطرز غيرعادي oudosti bizarrement בְּאוֹפֶן מוּזָר निरालेपन से čudno, neobično különösen secara aneh annarlega stranamente, bizzarramente 奇妙に 기묘하게 keistai dīvaini dengan aneh vreemdselsomt, merkelig, nifst dziwacznie estranhamente (în mod) bizar странно zvláštne čudno čudno konstigt อย่างแปลกประหลาด acayip bir şekilde 古怪地 чудернацьки انوکھے انداز سے một cách kỳ lạ 古怪地
  8. The Fates.
    archaic, in-plural
  9. aardigheid غَرابَه странност estranheza výstřednost das Unheimliche besynderlighed η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. παράξενο(ς), αλλόκοτο(ς) cualidad de extraño, rareza kummalisus غرابت outous étrangetéמוזרות निरालापन neobičnost rejtelmes/különös/furcsa jelleg keanehan annarleiki stranezza, bizzarria 奇妙さ 기묘함 keistumas dīvainība; dīvainums keanehan vreemdheidselsomhet; uhyggelighetdziwaczność estranheza ciudăţenie, stranietate странность výstrednosť nenavadnost čudnost konstighet ความแปลกประห...
  10. Weirdness.
    informal
  11. 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.
  12. Suggestive of the supernatural: weird stories about ghosts.
  13. Archaic Of or relating to fate or the Fates.
    Archaic
  14. Fate; destiny.
  15. One's assigned lot or fortune, especially when evil.
  16. (Alternative Belief Systems) suggestive of or relating to the supernatural; eerie

Equivalents

العربية عجيب غربة غريب
Български странен
Bosanski štranga
Català estrany rar
Čeština divný zvláštní
Ελληνικά Περίεργος
Esperanto stranga
Español anormal bizarro cuático extraño raro
فارسی عجیب
Français Bizarre étrange weird
Galego estraño raro
ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi ano ʻeʻehia
עברית מוזר
Hrvatski štranga
Bahasa Indonesia aneh
Íslenska skrýtinn
ქართული უცნაური
Kurdî aneh anormal bizar la la
Македонски чудно
Polski dziwaczny dziwny
Português bizarro estranho
Română ciudat straniu
Slovenčina divný
Српски štranga
اردو عجیب
Tiếng Việt kì cục kì dị kì lạ kì quặc kì quái la

Examples

“Step by reluctant step, he had come to know his weird. The North must be saved from her.”
“In the weird of death shall the hapless be whelmed, and from Doom’s dark prison Shall she steal forth never again.”
“Thou shalt bear thy penance lone, / In the Valley of Saint John, / And this weird shall overtake thee;— / Sleep, until a knight shall wake thee, / For feat of arms as far renowned / As warrior of the Table Round.”
“You know why it feels so good to be amongst real friends? They allow you to be your weird and love you for it. Imagine how it would feel to freely let your weird out and have the world love you for it.”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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