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- Dictionaryuncanny/ʌnˈkani/
adjective
- 1. strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way: "an uncanny feeling that she was being watched" Similar Opposite
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UNCANNY definition: 1. strange or mysterious, often in a way that is slightly frightening: 2. strange or mysterious…. Learn more.
The meaning of UNCANNY is seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie, mysterious. How to use uncanny in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of 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.
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.
UNCANNY meaning: 1. strange or mysterious, often in a way that is slightly frightening: 2. strange or mysterious…. Learn more.
If you describe something as uncanny, you mean that it is strange and difficult to explain. ...proudly holding his new baby, who bears an uncanny resemblance to him. I had this uncanny feeling that Alice was warning me.
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.
/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.
If you describe something as uncanny, you mean that it is strange and difficult to explain. [...] More. Synonyms of 'uncanny' • weird, strange, mysterious, queer (old-fashioned) [...] • extraordinary, remarkable, incredible (informal), unusual [...] More. Collocations with the word 'uncanny' almost uncanny uncanny ability to uncanny accuracy More.
Definition of uncanny – Learner’s Dictionary. uncanny. adjective. uk. Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. / ʌnˈkæni / us. Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. strange and impossible to explain: an uncanny resemblance. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge.
