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weird
adjective
-
weird
,
weirder
,
weirdest
Strange
in
a
way
that
is
unusual
and
often
surprising
or
hard
to
explain
.
•
The
old
house
made
a
weird
creaking
sound
every
night
.
The
old
house
made
a
weird
creaking
sound
every
night
.
•
My
brother
has
a
weird
habit
of
putting
ketchup
on
ice
cream
.
My
brother
has
a
weird
habit
of
putting
ketchup
on
ice
cream
.
From
Scots
and
Northern
English
‘
weird
’,
originally
meaning
‘
fate
’
or
‘
destiny
’,
later
developing
the
sense
‘
strange
’
after
Shakespeare
’
s
“
weird
sisters
”
in
Macbeth
.
noun
(
Literary
,
archaic
)
Fate
or
the
mysterious
power
believed
to
control
what
happens
in
life
.
•
The
ancient
hero
accepted
his
weird
with
quiet
courage
.
The
ancient
hero
accepted
his
weird
with
quiet
courage
.
•
In
old
tales
,
travellers
tried
to
change
their
weird
,
but
none
succeeded
.
In
old
tales
,
travellers
tried
to
change
their
weird
,
but
none
succeeded
.
Old
English
‘
wyrd
’
meaning
‘
destiny
,
fate
’,
later
spelled
‘
weird
’;
popularized
by
Shakespeare
’
s
“
weird
sisters
”.
