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Eerie vs Nonconforming - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between eerie and nonconforming

is that eerie is strange, weird, fear-inspiring while nonconforming is that does not conform, either to the rules of an established church, or to official regulations.

eerie

English

Alternative forms

* eery

Adjective

(er)
  • strange, weird, fear-inspiring.
    • The eerie sounds seemed to come from the graveyard after midnight.
  • (Scotland) fearful, timid.
  • * 1883 , George MacDonald, Donal Grant
    • She began to feel eerie .

    Synonyms

    * See also * creepy, spooky

    Derived terms

    * eerily (adverb) * eeriness (noun) * eerisome

    nonconforming

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • That does not conform, either to the rules of an established church, or to official regulations