Positive format of the word 'weird'? [closed]

Unique is usually used for being different in a good way.


You asked for more than one suggestion, so here are some that spring to mind that have a less negative feeling than 'weird'. I am not sure if you are using it to describe a person, but they could also fit other things

From Oxford

Quirky: Having or characterized by peculiar or unexpected traits or aspects

Things are often described as quirky when they are unusual or different, but also interesting and unusual.

From Cambridge

Kooky: (especially of a person) strange in their appearance or behaviour, especially in a way that is interesting:

I think this is a 'cute' way of describing someones unusual habits or demeanour, in an endearing way.

From Collins

Offbeat > unusual, unconventional, or eccentric

To describe someone, or something, as offbeat gives the impression of them not running with the herd but being individual and confident in being so.

It really depends on the context and what you are describing as to whether these suggestions are suitable.


Personally I don't associate the adjective weird with negative feeling.

If you are afraid that people may mistake a description you have written for a derogatory remark, try to be more descriptive in your writing. Don't just use an adjective to describe a person or thing (e.g. "He is weird").

Here is an example: if you are describing a person who thinks differently and thus are considered "weird" among people around her or him, this is what you can write.

She/he has a unconventional way of thinking.

Another example: rather than calling someone who sees life in a very unconventional way weird, you can say

She/he has a unorthodox view of life.