Definition
The quality or state of being eerie; a mysterious or unsettling feeling that makes you uncomfortable or scared.
Etymology
From eerie plus the noun-forming suffix -ness. This abstract noun form emerged in the 1600s as English speakers needed a word for the abstract quality of spookiness.
Kelly Says
Eeriness is subjective—the same creaky house might feel cozy to one person and absolutely terrifying to another, which is why ghost stories are so powerful in creating shared fear!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አንድ ነገር
an-d ne-ger
BNবাংলা
অস্বাভাবিকতা
os-wa-bha-bi-kota
CACatalà
estranyor
es-tra-nyor
CSČeština
podivnost
po-div-nost
DADansk
mærkelighed
maerk-li-ghed
DEDeutsch
Unheimlichkeit
oon-haym-lik-kayt
ELΕλληνικά
παραξενία
para-khe-nee-ah
ESEspañol
extrañeza
es-trah-nye-sah
FAفارسی
غریبگی
gha-ree-bee-gee
FRFrançais
étrangeté
et-rahn-zheh-teh
GUGU
અજીબપણું
a-jee-b-pa-nu
HEעברית
étrangeté
e-trahn-zheh-teh
HIहिन्दी
अजीबगीरी
a-jee-b-gee-ree
IDBahasa Indonesia
keanehan
keh-ah-neh-an
IGIG
ihe n'uwa
ee-he noo-wa
ITItaliano
stranezza
strah-neh-tza
KMKM
ការពិសេស
ka-ar pi-ses
MRMR
अजीबपणा
a-jee-b-pa-na
MSBahasa Melayu
keanehan
keh-ah-neh-an
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်ကြည်
seet-kye
NLNederlands
vreemdheid
vraym-hayt
NONorsk
egetenhet
eh-ge-ten-het
PLPolski
dziwność
dziv-no-vits
PTPortuguês
estranheza
es-trahn-ye-zah
RORomână
straniu
stra-nee
RUРусский
необычность
ne-o-bych-nost'
SVSvenska
märklighets
maerk-lig-he-ts
SWKiswahili
ujinga
oo-jin-ga
TAதமிழ்
பரபரப்பு
pa-ra-pa-ra-pu
TEతెలుగు
పరిశుభ్రత
pa-ri-shu-b-tra
THไทย
ความประหลาด
kwan-pra-laht
TLTL
kakila-kila
ka-ki-la-ki-la
TRTürkçe
tuhaflık
tu-haf-lik
UKУкраїнська
незвичайність
ne-kyshyv-nist'
VITiếng Việt
sự kỳ lạ
su-ky la
ZUZU
ukusasa
oo-koo-sa-sa