Meaning of "weird" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WEIRD

Old English (ge) wyrd destiny; related to weorthan to become, Old Norse urthr bane, Old Saxon wurd.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF WEIRD

weird  [wɪəd]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WEIRD

Weird is a verb and can also act as a noun and an adjective.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb weird in English.

WHAT DOES WEIRD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Weird

Weird may refer to: ▪ Weird, a fictional DC Comics character ▪ "Weird", 1998 ▪ "Weird" ▪ "Weird Al" Yankovic, American musician and parodist ▪ Weird fiction, speculative literature written in the late 19th and early 20th century ▪ Weird number, a natural number that is abundant but not semiperfect ▪ The Weird, a 2012 anthology of weird fiction ▪ Weird, a series of travel guides ▪ "Weird", a song from Hilary Duff's Hilary Duff ▪ WEIRD, an acronym for "Western, educated, industrialized, rich and democratic", cultural identifier of psychology test subjects: See Psychology#Systemic bias...

Definition of weird in the English dictionary

The first definition of weird in the dictionary is suggestive of or relating to the supernatural; eerie. Other definition of weird is strange or bizarre. Weird is also of or relating to fate or the Fates.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WEIRD

PRESENT

Present

I weird

you weird

he/she/it weirds

we weird

you weird

they weird

Present continuous

I am weirding

you are weirding

he/she/it is weirding

we are weirding

you are weirding

they are weirding

Present perfect

I have weirded

you have weirded

he/she/it has weirded

we have weirded

you have weirded

they have weirded

Present perfect continuous

I have been weirding

you have been weirding

he/she/it has been weirding

we have been weirding

you have been weirding

they have been weirding

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I weirded

you weirded

he/she/it weirded

we weirded

you weirded

they weirded

Past continuous

I was weirding

you were weirding

he/she/it was weirding

we were weirding

you were weirding

they were weirding

Past perfect

I had weirded

you had weirded

he/she/it had weirded

we had weirded

you had weirded

they had weirded

Past perfect continuous

I had been weirding

you had been weirding

he/she/it had been weirding

we had been weirding

you had been weirding

they had been weirding

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will weird

you will weird

he/she/it will weird

we will weird

you will weird

they will weird

Future continuous

I will be weirding

you will be weirding

he/she/it will be weirding

we will be weirding

you will be weirding

they will be weirding

Future perfect

I will have weirded

you will have weirded

he/she/it will have weirded

we will have weirded

you will have weirded

they will have weirded

Future perfect continuous

I will have been weirding

you will have been weirding

he/she/it will have been weirding

we will have been weirding

you will have been weirding

they will have been weirding

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would weird

you would weird

he/she/it would weird

we would weird

you would weird

they would weird

Conditional continuous

I would be weirding

you would be weirding

he/she/it would be weirding

we would be weirding

you would be weirding

they would be weirding

Conditional perfect

I would have weird

you would have weird

he/she/it would have weird

we would have weird

you would have weird

they would have weird

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been weirding

you would have been weirding

he/she/it would have been weirding

we would have been weirding

you would have been weirding

they would have been weirding

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you weird
we let´s weird
you weird

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to weird

Past participle

weirded

Present Participle

weirding

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «WEIRD»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «weird» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of weird

bizarre · creepy · eerie · eldritch · far-out · freakish · ghostly · grotesque · mysterious · odd · outlandish · queer · spooky · strange · supernatural · uncanny · unearthly · unnatural · unusual

TRANSLATION OF WEIRD

Find out the translation of weird to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of weird from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «weird» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 怪异的
• Translator English - Spanish: extraño
• English: weird
• Translator English - Hindi: अजीब
• Translator English - Arabic: عَجِيب
• Translator English - Russian: сверхъестественный
• Translator English - Portuguese: esquisito
• Translator English - Bengali: অদ্ভুত
• Translator English - French: bizarre
• Translator English - Malay: Pelik
• Translator English - German: seltsam
• Translator English - Japanese: 変な
• Translator English - Korean: 별난
• Translator English - Javanese: Aneh
• Translator English - Vietnamese: kỳ dị
• Translator English - Tamil: வித்தியாசமான
• Translator English - Marathi: विलक्षण
• Translator English - Turkish: tuhaf
• Translator English - Italian: bizzarro
• Translator English - Polish: dziwny
• Translator English - Ukrainian: дивакуватий
• Translator English - Romanian: ciudat
• Translator English - Greek: αλλόκοτος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: vreemde
• Translator English - Swedish: konstig
• Translator English - Norwegian: underlig

10 QUOTES WITH «WEIRD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word weird.

1

Candice Accola

It's always weird when you see a movie, and there's no reason for someone to, like, jump on stage and be a singer, and then they just do that... But if it came organically, I would grab that mike and jump on stage for sure.

2

Pamela Adlon

Before 'Lucky Louie,' nobody would ever cast me to play a mom or a wife; nobody ever saw me in that role, which is weird, since that's who I really am.

3

Cecelia Ahern

I just feel very often like a child in an absolutely weird world. I think that life is quite weird sometimes.

4

Francesca Annis

I'm trying to learn to smoke, which is rather weird when everyone is trying to stop. I'm not a smoker. But my character only smokes as an affectation.

5

Lynda Barry

I found myself compelled - like this weird, shameful compulsion - to draw cute animals.

6

Beck

You can't meditate on walking or certain human habits. You concentrate too much on the way you walk, and you'll start walking pretty weird.

7

Samantha Bee

I continue to be very shy. I think a lot of actors and performers are really weird, shy people working it out onstage. I don't know why that is.

8

Mike Birbiglia

You don't really see sleepwalking in films that often. It's weird; I feel like in popular culture we have the perception of sitcom, arms-in-front-of-your-body sleepwalking, and then maybe Olive Oil and Popeye when she sleepwalks through the construction site. But it's all very cartoonish, in some cases literally.

9

Bill Burr

I have this weird sort of Gemini thing where I can really be empathetic and a loving person. But if you piss me off, I can be one of the meanest, most sadistic people.

10

Tim Burton

It's good as an artist to always remember to see things in a new, weird way.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WEIRD»

Discover the use of weird in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to weird and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

WEIRD: Because Normal Isn’t Working

“When people describe my lifestyle or family as weird, I find comfort,” writes author Craig Groeschel.

Craig Groeschel, 2011

Weird!

When Luisa becomes the target of a school bully, she changes everything about herself to avoid being bullied.

Erin Frankel, 2012

We Are All Weird: The Myth of Mass and the End of Compliance

Argues for the value of individualism and offering people more choices and opportunities to act in ways that reflect their own unique values.

Seth Godin, 2011

Weird Ideas That Work: 11 1/2 Practices for Promoting, ...

Introduces the proven rules that a company can use to promote innovation, arguing that the corporate world should hire misfits and encourage them to defy the existing culture and actively consider ideas that appear ridiculous or impractical ...

Robert I. Sutton, 2002

Weird Kentucky: Your Travel Guide to Kentucky's Local ...

A guide to the odd and interesting history, places, and people in Kentucky.

Jeffrey Scott Holland, Mark Sceurman, Mark Moran, 2008

The Weird Tale

The leading critic of supernatural literature here examines the roots of the "weird tale" (as Lovecraft called it) through detailed examinations of five "founding fathers" of the genre: Arthur Machen, Lord Dunsany, Algernon Blackwood, M.R. ...

S. T. Joshi, 2003

The Weird Sisters

This is the "delightful" (People) New York Times bestseller that's earned raves from Sarah Blake, Helen Simonson, and reviewers everywhere-the story of three sisters who love each other, but just don't happen to like each other very much.

Eleanor Brown, 2011

Better Than Weird

In this stand-alone sequel to The Mealworm Diaries, Aaron is anxiously waiting for his father to return for the first time since Aaron's mother's death eight years earlier.

Anna Kerz, 2011

Cats Are Weird: And More Observations

Following the success of Cat Getting Out of a Bag, this collection of color and black-and-white comic strips loosely follows the adventures of a pair of cats as they explore the world around them, indoors and out.

Jeffrey Brown, 2013

Weird English

"Weird English" explores experimental and unorthodox uses of English by multilingual writers traveling from the canonical works of Nabokov and Hong Kingston to the less critiqued linguistic terrain of Junot Diaz and Arundhati Roy.

Evelyn Nien-Ming Ch'ien, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WEIRD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term weird is used in the context of the following news items.

Japan's “Weird Hotel” has a robot dinosaur for a receptionist

The aptly named Henn na (or "Weird Hotel") is located in Japan's Sasebo, Nagasaki. This week it has opened its doors to the public, and everything—from ... «Ars Technica, Jul 15»

Robots replace human workers at Japan's Weird Hotel

... the check-in and check-out to the porter that's an automated trolley taking luggage up to the room, this hotel in southwestern Japan, aptly called Weird Hotel, ... «New York Post, Jul 15»

Little Mix: Get Weird is worth the wait!

'Mixers...we give you our brand new album Get Weird which will be available to pre-order at midnight BST on Thursday 16th July (14th August US & Canada) ... «Music News, Jul 15»

Star's Praise for 'Weird' Kids With No Friends Is Really Wise

Growing up, Ed Sheeran had a birthmark and a stutter, but the singer says that being “very weird” made him the success that he is today. Sharing his experience ... «Yahoo Parenting, Jun 15»

AP PHOTOS: Windmill, Laundromat among weird UK polling stops …

LONDON (AP) - A windmill, a Laundromat, and a boxing academy were just some of the weird and wonderful venues used as polling stations in Britain's general ... «AOL News, May 15»

Rumer Willis admits it was 'weird' seeing Demi date her crush Ashton

“It was definitely weird for a minute, but you know I have to commend him,” the 26-year-old actress detailed to Howard Stern on SiriusXM on Wednesday. «Page Six, Apr 15»

Weird Loners surpasses the quirky roommate sitcom

Weird Loners has a couple of strikes against it: an unappealing name and a premise that doesn't go much past “hangout comedy.” On the surface it resembles ... «A.V. Club Austin, Mar 15»

Chelsea Handler Reveals 'Really Weird' Bill Cosby Incident

... in which she was being interviewed alongside Nick Offerman. "And I thought, 'That's really weird.' This was like ten years ago. And I said, 'That's really weird. «Billboard, Mar 15»

'Weird Al' performed 'Yoda,' and it was surprisingly moving

“Weird Al” Yankovic's spoof of The Kinks' Lola, called Yoda, is a pretty funny song parody about Star Wars Episode V. Though it's not generally considered a ... «USA TODAY, Mar 15»

'Stay weird' Oscar winner: I'm not gay

He then went on to discuss his own personal struggles as a teenager, revealing, “When I was 16 years old I tried to kill myself, because I felt weird, and I felt ... «Page Six, Feb 15»