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   Un·can·ny

   /ˌənˈkanē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way: "an uncanny feeling that she was being watched" Similar eerieunnaturalpreternaturalsupernaturalunearthlyotherworldlyunrealghostlymysteriousstrangeabnormaloddcuriousqueerweirdbizarrefreakisheldritchinformal:creepyspookyfreakyrumbizarrostrikingremarkableextraordinaryout of the ordinaryout of the wayunusualexceptionalastoundingastonishingincredibleconspicuousnoteworthynotableconsiderabledistinctivearrestingOpposite ordinarynormalunremarkablerun-of-the-mill

   Word Origin late 16th century (originally Scots in the sense ‘relating to the occult, malicious’): from un-1 ‘not’ + canny.

   Derivatives

   • 1. uncanniness noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   uncanny: [adjective] seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie, mysterious. being beyond what is normal or expected : suggesting superhuman or supernatural powers.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › uncannyUNCANNY Synonyms: 167 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam ...

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   Synonyms for UNCANNY: mysterious, cryptic, mystic, enigmatic, enigmatical, obscure, unexplainable, deep; Antonyms of UNCANNY: understandable, intelligible, apparent ...

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   Uncanny definition: having or seeming to have a supernatural or inexplicable basis; beyond the ordinary or normal; extraordinary. See examples of UNCANNY used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishUNCANNY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   UNCANNY definition: 1. strange or mysterious, often in a way that is slightly frightening: 2. strange or mysterious…. Learn more.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › uncannyUncanny - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   uncanny: 1 adj surpassing the ordinary or normal “his uncanny sense of direction” Synonyms: preternatural extraordinary beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable adj suggesting the operation of supernatural influences “"stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures"- John Galsworthy” Synonyms: ...

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › uncannyUNCANNY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   UNCANNY meaning: 1. strange or mysterious, often in a way that is slightly frightening: 2. strange or mysterious…. Learn more.