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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries奇妙な
Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kimyō na
"それはとても奇妙な偶然ですね。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Suggesting something unnatural, uncanny, or strikingly odd and out of the ordinary.
"She heard a weird noise coming from the basement in the middle of the night." - 2
Unconventional or eccentric in behavior or appearance.
"He has some weird habits, like eating pizza with strawberry jam."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English noun 'wyrd', meaning 'fate, destiny, or the power of controlling one's destiny', stemming from the Proto-Germanic root 'wurðiz'. Over centuries, the meaning shifted via the adjective form, particularly through Shakespeare's 'weird sisters' in Macbeth, from 'having power over fate' to 'uncanny, supernatural, and eventually bizarre or strange'.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Weird"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Weird" is said worldwide
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bizarre
Transliteration: bi-zar
"C'est une situation vraiment bizarre."
seltsam
Transliteration: zelt-zam
"Ich habe ein seltsames Geräusch gehört."
strano
Transliteration: stra-no
"Ho fatto un sogno molto strano stanotte."
raro
Transliteration: ra-ro
"Hay algo raro en este lugar."
estranho
Transliteration: es-tran-yu
"Foi um comportamento muito estranho."
अद्भुत
Transliteration: adbhut
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसकी आदतें बहुत अजीब हैं।"
奇怪
Transliteration: qí guài
Script: 中文汉字
"我今天遇到了一件奇怪的事。"
이상한
Transliteration: i-sang-han
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 오늘 이상한 옷을 입고 있다."
奇妙な
Transliteration: kimyō na
Script: 日本語
"それはとても奇妙な偶然ですね。"
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