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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"
1. a. : seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie, mysterious. b. : being beyond what is normal or expected : suggesting superhuman or supernatural powers. an uncanny sense of direction. 2. chiefly Scotland : severe, punishing. uncannily.
UNCANNY definition: 1. strange or mysterious, often in a way that is slightly frightening: 2. strange or mysterious…. Learn more.
UNCANNY meaning: 1. strange or mysterious, often in a way that is slightly frightening: 2. strange or mysterious…. Learn more.
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.
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.
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 sounds filled the house.
Synonyms for UNCANNY: mysterious, cryptic, mystic, enigmatic, enigmatical, obscure, unexplainable, deep; Antonyms of UNCANNY: understandable, intelligible, apparent, obvious, evident, unmistakable, clear, manifest.
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.
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 sounds filled the house.
Uncanny Definition. Mysterious or impossible to explain, especially when causing uneasiness or astonishment. Mysterious or unfamiliar, esp. in such a way as to frighten or make uneasy; preternaturally strange; eerie; weird. So remarkable, acute, etc. as to seem preternatural. Uncanny shrewdness.
