eldritch C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈɛldrɪtʃ/ UK /ˈɛldrɪtʃ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj weird, sinister, or unearthly in a ghostly way An eldritch glow seeped from the abandoned crypt. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · weird, sinister, or... eerieuncannyweirdunearthlyghostlysinisterspooky ↔ Opposites ordinarymundanenatural Etymology AI details Of uncertain origin, recorded chiefly in Scots; perhaps from Old English *ælf-rīce ('elf-kingdom, fairyland') or from el- ('strange, other') + rīce ('realm'). el- Old English rīce Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # eldritch **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈɛldrɪtʃ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɛldrɪtʃ/ ## Meanings 1. weird, sinister, or unearthly in a ghostly way ## Examples - An eldritch glow seeped from the abandoned crypt. ## Synonyms - eerie - uncanny - weird - unearthly - ghostly - sinister - spooky ## Antonyms - ordinary - mundane - natural ## Roots and Affixes - Root: el- - Root: rīce ## Etymology Of uncertain origin, recorded chiefly in Scots; perhaps from Old English *ælf-rīce ('elf-kingdom, fairyland') or from el- ('strange, other') + rīce ('realm'). ## AI Etymology Eldritch is of uncertain origin, recorded chiefly in Scots; perhaps from Old English *ælf-rīce ('elf-kingdom, fairyland') or from el- ('strange, other') + rīce ('realm'). In present-day use, it means weird, sinister, or unearthly in a ghostly way. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown