uncanny
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.
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Other words from uncanny
- un·can·ni·ly, adverb
- un·can·ni·ness, noun
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How to use uncanny in a sentence
People want fitness and they want something else — instructor-led, group fitness classes, replete with the candles on the altar and someone talking to you from a pulpit for 45 minutes — the parallels are uncanny.
Peloton makes toning your glutes feel spiritual. But should Jesus be part of the experience? | Michelle Boorstein | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostHe was not an outstanding musician — he played guitar and keyboards, and in Nashville there are a lot of people that play those things — but he had an uncanny ability, melodies running around in his brain, that he transferred to his songs.
Jim Weatherly, whose song ‘Midnight Train to Georgia’ started with a plane to Houston, dies at 77 | Harrison Smith | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostIt works only because of the uncanny bond he has with Mahomes.
Travis Kelce is the best tight end in football. Just ask any NFL player. | Adam Kilgore | February 4, 2021 | Washington PostWhether it’s via flashy no-look passes or simply delivering the ball to a spot on the field well before his receivers are open, time and again Mahomes has shown an uncanny ability to know where his receivers will run their option routes.
But in spite of this, and the uncanniness of his appearance, there was something about Outa Karel that drew one to him.
Outa Karel's Stories | Sanni Metelerkamp
Even Mr. Midshipman Hamshaw was decidedly disconcerted and nonplussed by the uncanniness of the situation.
The Great Airship. | F. S. BreretonHer elocution was excellent, as her voice sank to an awed whisper, impressing even Bouchard with a certain uncanniness.
The Last Shot | Frederick PalmerGlory was a little red-headed witch from the first, with an air of general uncanniness in everything she did and said.
The Christian | Hall Caine"I think half of that uncanniness is due to the odd names hereabouts," Castleton observed.
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British Dictionary definitions for uncanny
/ (ʌnˈkænɪ) /
characterized by apparently supernatural wonder, horror, etc
beyond what is normal or expected: an uncanny accuracy
Derived forms of uncanny
- uncannily, adverb
- uncanniness, noun
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