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- DictionaryUn·can·ny/ˌənˈkanē/
adjective
- 1. strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way: "an uncanny feeling that she was being watched"
having or seeming to have a supernatural or inexplicable basis; beyond the ordinary or normal; extraordinary: uncanny accuracy; an uncanny knack of foreseeing trouble. mysterious; arousing superstitious fear or dread; uncomfortably strange: Uncanny sounds filled the house. Synonyms: odd, preternatural. Antonyms: natural, ordinary. uncanny.
If something is uncanny, it is so mysterious, strange, or unfamiliar that it seems supernatural. If you hear strange music echoing through your attic, you might refer to it as positively uncanny . You can also use uncanny to refer to something that is so remarkable that it is beyond what is natural, as in "She has an uncanny ability to find her ...
Synonyms for UNCANNY: mysterious, cryptic, mystic, enigmatic, enigmatical, obscure, unexplainable, deep; Antonyms of UNCANNY: understandable, intelligible, apparent, obvious, evident, unmistakable, clear, manifest.
3 days ago · uncanny in American English. (ʌnˈkæni) adjective. 1. having or seeming to have a supernatural or inexplicable basis; beyond the ordinary or normal; extraordinary. uncanny accuracy. an uncanny knack of foreseeing trouble. 2. mysterious; arousing superstitious fear or dread; uncomfortably strange.
uncanny. adjective. /ʌnˈkæni/. /ʌnˈkæni/. strange and difficult to explain synonym weird. I had an uncanny feeling I was being watched. It was uncanny really, almost as if she knew what I was thinking. He has an uncanny knack of being able to see immediately where the problem lies.
adjective. uk / ʌnˈkæni / us. Add to word list. strange and impossible to explain: an uncanny resemblance. uncannily. adverb. (Definition of uncanny from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of uncanny. in Chinese (Traditional) 奇怪的, 神秘的, 難以（或無法）解釋的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 奇怪的, 神秘的, 难以（或无法）解释的…
1. having or seeming to have a supernatural or inexplicable basis; extraordinary: uncanny accuracy; an uncanny knack of spotting an opportunity. 2. mysterious; arousing fear or dread: Uncanny sounds filled the house. [1590–1600] un•can′ni•ly, adv. un•can′ni•ness, n. syn: See weird.
