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Definitions for Eerie

[1] uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird: an eerie midnight howl.
[2] Chiefly Scot. affected with superstitious fear.
[3] (esp of places, an atmosphere, etc) mysteriously or uncannily frightening or disturbing; weird; ghostly

Words related to Eerie

scary, fantastic, awesome, creepy, strange, supernatural, uncanny, ghostly, mysterious, bizarre, frightening, weird, fearful, spectral, superstitious, unearthly, crawly

Words nearby Eerie

eent, eeo, eeoc, eephus pitch, eer, eerie, eery, ef-, efa, efate, efavirenz

Origin of Eerie

1250–1300; Middle English eri, dialectal variant of argh, Old English earg cowardly; cognate with Old Frisian erg, Old Norse argr evil, German arg cowardly

Words that may be confused with Eerie

aerie, eerie, Erie

Other words from Eerie

ee·ri·ly , adverb
ee·ri·ness , noun

Word origin for Eerie

C13: originally Scottish and Northern English, probably from Old English earg cowardly, miserable

Synonyms for Eerie

awesome, bizarre, creepy, fantastic, frightening, ghostly, mysterious, scary, strange, supernatural, uncanny, weird, crawly, fearful, spectral, superstitious, unearthly