Antonyms of adj eerie

2 senses of eerie

Sense 1
eerie -- (suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious; "an eerie feeling of deja vu")

INDIRECT (VIA supernatural) -> natural -- (existing in or in conformity with nature or the observable world; neither supernatural nor magical; "a perfectly natural explanation")

Sense 2
eerie, eery -- (inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening; "an uncomfortable and eerie stillness in the woods"; "an eerie midnight howl")

INDIRECT (VIA strange) -> familiar -- (within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange; "familiar ordinary objects found in every home"; "a familiar everyday scene"; "a familiar excuse"; "a day like any other filled with familiar duties and experiences")

Similarity of adj eerie

2 senses of eerie

Sense 1
eerie -- (suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious; "an eerie feeling of deja vu")
       => supernatural (vs. natural) -- (not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material; "supernatural forces and occurrences and beings")

Sense 2
eerie, eery -- (inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening; "an uncomfortable and eerie stillness in the woods"; "an eerie midnight howl")
       => strange (vs. familiar), unusual -- (being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird; "a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has")

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