different between eerie vs offbeat

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

English

Alternative forms

• off-beat, off beat

Etymology

From off- +? beat; not following the beat (e.g., of a drum that sounds out cadence)

Pronunciation

• (noun) IPA^(key): /??fbi?t/
• (adjective) IPA^(key): /?f?bi?t/
• Rhymes: -i?t

Noun

offbeat (plural offbeats)

1. (music) The beats not normally accented in a measure.

2. (slang) An unconventional person, someone who does not follow the beat, who chooses not to conform.

   Synonyms: oddball, free spirit, heteroclite, individualist, nonconformist; see also Thesaurus:maverick, Thesaurus:strange person

Translations

Adjective

offbeat (comparative more offbeat, superlative most offbeat)

1. Unusual; unconventional; not ordinary.

Synonyms

• odd, peculiar, weird; see also Thesaurus:strange

Translations

Anagrams

• beat off