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Arcane vs Wierd - What's the difference?

arcane | wierd |

As adjectives the difference between arcane and wierd

is that arcane is understood by only a few; obscure; requiring secret or mysterious knowledge while wierd is misspelling of weird.

arcane

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Understood by only a few; obscure; requiring secret or mysterious knowledge.
  • * 1997 : Chris Horrocks, Introducing Foucault'', page 67, ''The Renaissance Episteme (Totem Books, Icon Books; ISBN 1840460865)
    • A “signature” was placed on all things by God to indicate their affinities — but it was hidden, hence the search for arcane' knowledge. Knowing was '''guessing''' and ' interpreting , not observing or demonstrating.

    Synonyms

    * esoteric * recondite * clandestine

    Antonyms

    * mundane

    Related terms

    * arcana

    References

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    wierd

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • * 1929 December, , Volume 19, Number 12, Boy Scouts of America, page 61:
    • The effect is very wierd and startling, especially when viewed after dark.
  • * 2002 , Edward F. Little, A Future Metaphysics (page 72)
    • With all of these things you can do some pretty wierd things to your original triangle.
  • * 2005 , John K. Gilbert, Constructing worlds through science education (page 63)
    • The components of imagined worlds, no matter how wierd and unfamiliar these may be, are often based on familiar components...
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