weirdness

Meanings

• Adjective

  Feeling or appearing strange or unusual.

  - "The old house at the end of the lane was weird."
  - "His behavior at the party was really weird."

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Synonyms

abnormality , eccentricity , eeriness , peculiarity , queerness , unearthliness

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with weirdness
smeared , feared , reared , shared

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Variants

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weird , weirder , weirdest , weirdness , weirdnesses

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'strange in a supernatural or magical sense'. Derived from Old English 'wyrd' meaning 'fate, destiny'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'weird' was first used in English in the 14th century.

2. The word 'weird' is often used interchangeably with the term 'strange', but the two words have slightly different connotations. 'Strange' implies unfamiliarity, while 'weird' implies a sense of the supernatural or the bizarre.

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Related Concepts

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1. Abnormality: Weirdness can be considered a type of abnormality, which refers to a deviation from what is considered normal or usual.

2. Quirky: Quirky can be seen as a milder form of weirdness, referring to someone or something that is slightly strange or unusual, but still generally appealing or endearing.

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Quotes

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1. As an extended fictional device allegory is used mainly in didactic, satirical fables, such as {it}Gulliver's Travels{/it}, {it}Animal Farm{/it} and {it}Erewhon{/it}. In these masterpieces a surface realism of presentation gives the fantastic events a kind of "weird" plausibility …

   - David Lodge,{it}The Art of Fiction{/it},1992

2. If you looked at them closely you realized they were carved with "weird", pagan creatures, more like hobgoblins than men, half hidden among trees and leaves—here acanthus and there what looked like a palm tree.

   - Kate Atkinson,{it}Case Histories{/it},2004

3. Cosmic strings are second only to black holes in the astrophysicist's pantheon of "weird" objects. They are narrow, ultradense filaments formed during a phase transition—called inflation—within the first microsecond of cosmic history.

   - Steve Nadis,{it}Astronomy{/it},October 2005

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Culture

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In popular culture, 'weirdness' is often associated with the supernatural, the bizarre, and the unusual. It can be seen in various genres of literature, art, music, and film.

How to Memorize "weirdness"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a strange, otherworldly creature. Visualize its unusual features and behaviors to help remember the meaning of weirdness.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word weirdness with something strange or unusual in your own life, such as a quirky friend or a bizarre experience, to help remember its meaning.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Wacky and Rare' to remember that weirdness means 'wacky' or unusual and 'rare' or not common.

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