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eerie

(ɪəri)
Word forms: comparative eerier, superlative eeriest
adjective
If you describe something as eerie, you mean that it seems strange and frightening, and makes you feel nervous.
I walked down the eerie dark path.
...an eerie calm.
Synonyms: uncanny, strange, frightening, ghostly More Synonyms of eerie
eerily (ɪərɪli) adverb
Monrovia after the fighting is eerily quiet.

eerie in British English

or eery (ˈɪərɪ)
adjectiveWord forms: eerier or eeriest
(esp of places, an atmosphere, etc) mysteriously or uncannily frightening or disturbing; weird; ghostly
Derived forms
eerily (ˈeerily)
adverb
eeriness (ˈeeriness)
noun
Word origin
C13: originally Scottish and Northern English, probably from Old English earg cowardly, miserable

eerie in American English

(ˈɪri; ˈiri) or ˈeery (ˈɪri; ˈiri)
adjectiveWord forms: ˈeerier or ˈeeriest
1.  Rare
timid or frightened; uneasy because of superstitious fear
2. 
mysterious, uncanny, or weird, esp. in such a way as to frighten or disturb
SIMILAR WORDS:  weird
Derived forms
eerily (ˈeerily)
adverb
eeriness (ˈeeriness)
noun
Word origin
N Eng dial & Scot < ME eri, filled with dread, prob. var. of erg, cowardly, timid < OE earg, akin to Ger arg, bad, wicked: for IE base see orchestra

Examples of 'eerie' in a sentence
eerie

In the eerie quiet, it’s easy to lose your way and those with second thoughts might struggle to retrace their steps.
Smithsonian Mag (2017)
There was an eerie atmosphere throughout the afternoon.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In his case it is his eerie calmness under almost any amount of pressure.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The second is the eerie howling that echoes around the night sky.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
What at first seemed simple is gradually transformed into something subtle and eerie and strange.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
After the blitz came the eerie calm.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
There is a slightly eerie atmosphere at the dressage arena.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
His pictures glow strangely and have an almost eerie feel.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
He was magnetic to an extent that was almost eerie.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
An almost eerie atmosphere of exaggeration haunts these images.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
There was an eerie feel as tangible traces of lives were evident on some walls and whitewashed away on others.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
There was a really eerie atmosphere.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The sound and evocative lighting give you a feeling of being in a dark, eerie dream.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
When there is a fire, something eerie happens to the cats.
Kishlansky, Mark A. (editor) Sources of the West: Readings in Western Civilization, Volume 1: From the Beginningto 1715 (1995)
There is an eerie echo here of your recent series of special reports on Afghanistan.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It was a very eerie, strange thing.
The Sun (2013)
The calm was eerie; the vista serene and surreal.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
 Something in this eerie sight intrigued, worried and enticed the nerves.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But right now he's at the centre of a prospective bid battle that carries eerie echoes from his past.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The abandonment feels decidedly eerie.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It caught me by surprise and was eerie, something that made the hairs stand up on the back of my neck.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The streets around the headquarters are calm, an eerie contrast to the noise and chaos of the rest of this teeming city.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They are something much more eerie and ethereal, a coming together of cosmic forces and imagination that leaves the workaday world behind.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)

In other languages
eerie

British English: eerie ADJECTIVE
If you describe something as eerie, you mean that it seems strange and frightening.
I walked down the eerie dark path.
  • American English: eerie
  • Brazilian Portuguese: estranho
  • Chinese: 怪异的
  • European Spanish: espeluznante
  • French: sinistre
  • German: unheimlich
  • Italian: che fa accapponare la pelle
  • Japanese: 不気味な
  • Korean: 으스스한
  • European Portuguese: estranho
  • Latin American Spanish: espeluznante

Chinese translation of 'eerie'

eerie

(ˈɪərɪ)

adj

  1. (= strange) [feeling, light, silence] 令人恐惧(懼)的 (lìng rén kǒngjù de)
(adjective) 
Definition
strange and frightening
An eerie silence settled over the forest.
Synonyms
uncanny
I had this uncanny feeling that Alice was warning me.
strange
There was something strange about the flickering blue light.
frightening
The latest crime statistics are frightening.
ghostly
The moon shed a ghostly light on the fields.
weird
I had such a weird dream last night.
mysterious
He died in mysterious circumstances.
scary (informal)
I think prison is going to be a scary thing for Harry.
sinister
uneasy
fearful
awesome
the awesome responsibility of sending troops into combat
unearthly
The sound was so serene that it seemed unearthly.
supernatural
evil spirits who looked like humans and possessed supernatural powers
unnatural
The altered landscape looks unnatural and weird.
spooky (informal)
The whole place had a slightly spooky atmosphere.
creepy (informal)
This place is really creepy at night.
spectral
the spectral quality of the light
eldritch (poetic)
preternatural
preternatural powers

Additional synonyms

in the sense of awesome
Definition
inspiring or displaying awe
the awesome responsibility of sending troops into combat
Synonyms
awe-inspiring,
striking,
shocking,
imposing,
terrible,
amazing,
stunning (informal),
wonderful,
alarming,
impressive,
frightening,
awful (obsolete),
overwhelming,
terrifying,
magnificent,
astonishing,
horrible,
dreadful,
formidable,
horrifying,
intimidating,
fearful (informal),
daunting,
breathtaking,
majestic,
solemn,
fearsome,
wondrous (archaic, literary),
redoubtable,
jaw-dropping,
stupefying,
gee-whizz (slang)
in the sense of creepy
Definition
causing a feeling of fear or disgust
This place is really creepy at night.
Synonyms
disturbing,
threatening,
frightening,
terrifying,
weird,
forbidding,
horrible,
menacing,
unpleasant,
scary (informal),
sinister,
ominous,
eerie,
macabre,
nightmarish,
hair-raising,
awful
in the sense of frightening
The latest crime statistics are frightening.
Synonyms
terrifying,
shocking (informal),
alarming,
appalling,
startling,
dreadful,
horrifying,
menacing,
intimidating,
dismaying,
scary (informal),
fearful,
daunting,
fearsome,
unnerving,
spooky (informal),
hair-raising,
baleful,
spine-chilling,
bloodcurdling

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