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eerie

English

Alternative forms

  • eery

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /???i/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /????i/
  • Rhymes: -??ri
  • Homophone: Erie

Adjective

eerie (comparative eerier, superlative eeriest)

  1. Strange, weird, fear-inspiring.
    Synonyms: creepy, spooky
  2. (Scotland) Frightened, timid.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:strange

Derived terms

  • eerily (adverb)
  • eeriness (noun)
  • eerisome

Translations

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eyrie

English

Alternative forms

  • eyry, aerie, aery, ayrie (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English eire, aire, from Old French aire or Medieval Latin aeria. Old French aire, in the sense of an eagle's nest, may have derived from Latin ager, or may less likely be related to the other senses, ultimately from Latin ?rea.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /????i/, /????i/, /?a??i/
  • (US) IPA(key): /???i/, /???i/, /?a??i/
  • Rhymes: -??ri

Noun

eyrie (plural eyries)

  1. The nest of a bird of prey.
  2. Any high and remote but commanding place.

Translations

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