eerie

Значение (Английский)

Adj

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

Noun

An eerie creature or thing.

Noun

Alternative spelling of eyrie

Синонимы

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

cabalistic

cadging

cowardly

crawly

crotchety

curious

dreaded

dreadful

eerily

eldritch

fearsome

forbidding

formidable

freakish

grisly

hair-raising

horrible

Произносится как (IPA)

/ˈɪəɹi/

Этимология (Английский)

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