What does eerie mean?
Definitions for eerie
ˈɪər ieerie
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Princeton's WordNet
eerieadjective
suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
"an eerie feeling of deja vu"
eerie, eeryadjective
inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening
"an uncomfortable and eerie stillness in the woods"; "an eerie midnight howl"
Wiktionary
eerieadjective
strange, weird, fear-inspiring.
The eerie sounds seemed to come from the graveyard after midnight.
eerieadjective
fearful, timid.
Etymology: From eri, from earg. Akin to ergh, argh from the same source.
Wikipedia
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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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 Dictionary
Eerieadjective
alt. of Eery
Wikidata
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 Dictionary
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.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of eerie in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of eerie in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of eerie in a Sentence
I've seen some horrible accidents, people that have no clue about mines are getting blown up by them. It's an eerie thing to witness but it gives us a sense of duty to clear areas.
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.
It feels eerie, apocalyptic and frightening, i've lived in Bay Area since 1988 and never experienced such doom coming from the sky.
That was the goal, if you could get on the ‘ Tonight Show, ’ that was the standard. So The Tonight Show felt like a great validation … I had played The Tonight Show in my mind so many times, so when I finally got The Tonight Show, The Tonight Show felt surprisingly comfortable. And then when we recreated the set for The Tonight Show, it was eerie … Because I knew what it felt like to sit on that couch. It was electrifying. If you’re a young comedian, but someone has never heard of you, if you’ve done the' Tonight Show, ’ then people think you must be good. That was the only currency people understood. Certainly my parents did. For them, The Tonight Show was like, ‘ All right, he spent all those years staying up late in clubs and making $ 7 a week, but now he must be OK because he was on' The Tonight Show. ’ There was no other show that had that stamp of approval.
It’s almost like all of the physical sensations that I’ve been mirroring just kind of go away, like having been in a room where there’s an air conditioner running in the background and then it just stops. And there’s this eerie silence.
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- غريبArabic
- странен, внушаващ суеверен страхBulgarian
- espantós, misteriósCatalan, Valencian
- unheimlichGerman
- extraño, misteriosoSpanish
- pelottava, outoFinnish
- sinistre, étrange, craintif, timide, peureuxFrench
- भयानकHindi
- misteriosoItalian
- 不気味, 物凄い, 恐ろしいJapanese
- vreesachtig, vreemd, angstaanjagendDutch
- uhyggelig, skummel, nifs, engsteligNorwegian
- estranho, esquisito, assustadorPortuguese
- straniu, superstițiosRomanian
- мрачный, зловещий, сверхъестественный, странный, пугающий, жуткийRussian
- čudan, stranSerbo-Croatian
- zlovestný, zvláštny, podozrivý, čudný, strašidelnýSlovak
- mystisk, konstig, kuslig, skumSwedish
- esrarengiz, ürkütücüTurkish
- 怪异Chinese
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