erie

/ˈɪəɹi/

adjectiveee · rie

Think: “EERIE has double E—like two eyes staring in the dark.”

Yes, it's erie. Remember the word starts with two E’s: e-e-r-i-e (not *ei* or *ie* at the start).

Definitions

  1. adjectiveStrange and frightening; causing an uneasy feeling because something seems unnatural or mysterious.
  2. proper nounA name used for places and things, especially Lake Erie (one of the Great Lakes) and Erie, Pennsylvania.

Examples

  • “The abandoned house looked eerie in the fog.”
  • “An eerie silence fell over the crowd when the lights went out.”
  • “We drove along the shore of Lake Erie at sunset.”

Synonyms

spookycreepyuncannyghostlyunsettling

Antonyms

comfortingreassuring

Translations

ES tenebrosoPT sinistroFR inquiétant

Common misspellings

eeryeirieeireeerieeerieeeareeeireeeerei

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