Associations to the word «Eerie»

Wiktionary

EERIE, adjective. Strange, weird, fear-inspiring.
EERIE, adjective. (Scotland) fearful, timid.

Dictionary definition

EERIE, adjective. Suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious; "an eerie feeling of deja vu".
EERIE, adjective. Inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening; "an uncomfortable and eerie stillness in the woods"; "an eerie midnight howl".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke