eeriness
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7.2
- noun
- /ˈɪriness/
:
extrañeza
- The howling wind added an unsettling eeriness to the old, abandoned house.
I, I am drawn to these elusive open-ended stories that are, that just are saturated with this mystique and eeriness to them.
- I, I am drawn to these elusive open-ended stories that are, that just are saturated with this mystique and eeriness to them.
- And then but you know, I I love love that sense of eeriness.
Examples
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The eeriness of the X-rayed hand reaching across the entire side wall is heightened by the darkness that lingers over the space.
Academic text (2000) -
Back at the pool, I swam deep underwater, feeling the quiet and the eeriness of the underwater light.
Fiction book (2002) -
Think of the eeriness pervading any given room upon the telling of a ghost story, for example.
Academic text (2018) -
Summer shivered, but not from fear or the eeriness of her surroundings.
Fiction book (1995) -
Witnesses spoke of the eeriness and unnaturalness of the light.
Blog text (28) -
I'm not really sure why the Coens do this, but it definitely adds a sense of eeriness to the film.
Blog text (20) -
With the half shadows of twilight playing their usual tricks, there was an eeriness to the scene.
Fiction book (1994) -
The mournful cry of a pair of crows and a single lost lamb added an eeriness to the scene.
Fiction book (1992) -
The photograph conveys an impression of eeriness that corresponds to this "slow discovery" of the painting.
Academic text (2006) -
Perhaps the eeriness stems from the unsettling irony of imperialist nostalgia.
Academic text (2000)
Synonyms
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5.3
An unpleasant feeling of fear or unease, like insects crawling on your skin
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4.1
A feeling of fear caused by something you see or hear
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5.3
A strange, eerie feeling that makes you feel uneasy
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8.1
A strong feeling of fear when something is very scary
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6.9
A quality that makes people feel scared
A creepy feeling like a ghost might be near
A strange, mysterious feeling that makes you feel uneasy or surprised
A feeling that someone or something is strange and makes you feel unsafe
A strange, quiet feeling that makes you feel afraid
A strange, scary quality like a ghost or monster
Antonyms
How Eerie
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Eeriness comes from the word eerie, which once meant 'fear' or 'fright', and a helpful way to remember it is the small cry 'eek' people make when they are scared. So, eeriness is that strange, quiet feeling that makes you uneasy or afraid.