eerie
adjective
uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird
eeriness
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a word derived from
eerie.
Example Sentences
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That the song itself is not very good at all lends to this eeriness, too.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2026
"There was an eeriness that hung over the pier — it was a terrible scene."
From BBC ● May 12, 2025
We should be thankful Vaughn didn’t vaporize into thin air, given the Bermuda Triangle eeriness of this dis-harmonic convergence.*
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2023
The murky, brooding music later in that movement, a nod to Wagner’s depiction of the magical, shapeshifting Tarnhelm in his “Ring,” passed without phosphorescent eeriness.
From New York Times ● May 20, 2023
Still, nighttime eeriness turned the shadows of ordinary objects into something twice as creepy.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
