Definitions for eerie
ˈɪər ieerie

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 3 votes

1. eerieadjective

   suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious

   "an eerie feeling of deja vu"

2. eerie, eeryadjective

   inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening

   "an uncomfortable and eerie stillness in the woods"; "an eerie midnight howl"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. eerieadjective

   strange, weird, fear-inspiring.

   The eerie sounds seemed to come from the graveyard after midnight.

2. eerieadjective

   fearful, timid.

3. Etymology: From eri, from earg. Akin to ergh, argh from the same source.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Eerie

   Eerie was an American magazine of horror comics introduced in 1966 by Warren Publishing. Like Mad, it was a black-and-white magazine intended for newsstand distribution and did not submit its stories to the comic book industry's voluntary Comics Code Authority. Each issue's stories were introduced by the host character, Cousin Eerie. Its sister publications were Creepy and Vampirella.

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1. eerie

   Eerie is an adjective that describes something as strange, mysterious, or unsettling in a way that causes unease or a feeling of discomfort. It typically refers to situations, environments, or events that are vaguely menacing, out of the ordinary, or create a sense of foreboding.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Eerieadjective

   alt. of Eery

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1. Eerie

   Eerie was an American magazine of horror comics introduced in 1966 by Warren Publishing. Like Mad, it was a black-and-white newsstand publication in a magazine format and thus did not require the approval or seal of the Comics Code Authority. Each issue's stories were introduced by the host character, Cousin Eerie. Its sister publications were Creepy and Vampirella.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Eerie

   Eery, ē′ri, adj. exciting fear: weird: affected with fear: timorous.—adv. Ee′rily.—n. Ee′riness (Scot.). [M. E. arh, eri—A.S. earg, timid.]

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of eerie in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of eerie in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of eerie in a Sentence

1. Hanan Vazanio:

   It got really quiet at some point, almost like there was no one downtown, it was kind of eerie.

2. Douglas Hostadter:

   It turns out that an eerie type of chaos can lurk just behind a facade of order -- and yet, deep inside the chaos lurks an even eerier type of order.

3. Yoni Brook:

   I sort of found myself – this was maybe an hour after the collapse – just there, kind of alone, seemingly alone, it was just like everybody was in shock around it. There were a few firefighters, there were a few rescue people, but it was mostly very quiet and eerie for the first two hours.

4. Mike Pompeo:

   Well, what's happening in the 1930s is happening in western China today. There are eerie, eerie similarities between the two, and hosting the Olympic Games — as the Germans were able to do in 1936 — gave great credibility to that regime, we ought not to permit that to happen. The International Olympic Committee has a responsibility to make sure that host for these games deserve it.

5. Photographer Johnny Joo:

   It felt cold, rather empty and eerie – not so much a creepy eerie but a more interesting one, i knew Mike Tyson had once just hung out here and now I stood staring down everything that had been left behind.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=eerie
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Eerie
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eerie
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eerie
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=eerie
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=eerie