eeriness
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7.2
- noun
- /ˈɪriness/
- The howling wind added an unsettling eeriness to the old, abandoned house.
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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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8.1
A creepy feeling like a ghost might be near
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8.8
A strange, scary quality like a ghost or monster
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6.9
A quality that makes people feel scared
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8.4
A strange, quiet feeling that makes you feel afraid
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7.8
A strange, mysterious feeling that makes you feel uneasy or surprised
A feeling that someone or something is strange and makes you feel unsafe
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.