eerie

Significat (Anglès)

Adj

1. Inspiring fear, especially in a mysterious or shadowy way; strange, weird.
2. (Scotland) Frightened, timid.

Noun

An eerie creature or thing.

Noun

Alternative spelling of eyrie.

Conceptes

extravagant

espantós

estrambòtic

misteriós

inaudit

estrany/a

rar/a,

insòlit

singular

estrafolari

Sinònims

uncanny

weird

frightening

creepy

strange

eery

spooky

bizarre

odd

ghostly

awful

ghastly

ominous

quaint

queer

dire

scary

grotesque

supernatural

occult

unearthly

intimidating

jittery

macabre

mysterious

mystic

mystical

nasty

nondescript

outlandish

peculiar

quizzical

rum

spectral

startling

superstitious

suspenseful

terrible

terrifying

ungodly

unnerving

weirdly

wraithlike

unheimlich

weirdsome

afraid

hinky

apprehensive

atrocious

awesome

Traduccions

unheimlich

griezelig

estranho

esquisito

étrange

misterioso

furchterregend

sinistre

eng

αλλόκοτος

gruselig

inquiétant

assustador

strano

misterioso

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈɪəɹi/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: eri

Heretat de anglès antic: earg

Cognat amb escocès: argh

In summary

From Middle English eri (“fearful”), from Old English earg (“cowardly, fearful”), from Proto-West Germanic *arg, from Proto-Germanic *argaz. Akin to Scots ergh, argh from the same Old English source. Doublet of argh.