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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.
Definitions of uncanny. adjective. 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. adjective. suggesting the operation of supernatural influences.
Synonyms for UNCANNY: mysterious, cryptic, mystic, enigmatic, enigmatical, obscure, unexplainable, deep; Antonyms of UNCANNY: understandable, intelligible, apparent, obvious, evident, unmistakable, clear, manifest.
2 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.
adjective. /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. She bore a quite uncanny resemblance to my Auntie Elsie. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
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…
Mysterious or impossible to explain, especially when causing uneasiness or astonishment. American Heritage. Mysterious or unfamiliar, esp. in such a way as to frighten or make uneasy; preternaturally strange; eerie; weird. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. So remarkable, acute, etc. as to seem preternatural. Uncanny shrewdness.
