uncanny

[ uhn-kan-ee ]

/ ʌnˈkæn i /

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adjective

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.

Words nearby uncanny

uncage, uncaged, uncal, uncalled for, uncalled-for, uncanny, uncanny valley, uncanonical, uncap, uncapable, uncared-for

Origin of uncanny

First recorded in 1590–1600; un-¹ + canny

SYNONYMS FOR uncanny

2 preternatural, odd. See weird.

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ANTONYMS FOR uncanny

2 ordinary, natural.

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OTHER WORDS FROM uncanny

un·can·ni·ly, adverbun·can·ni·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for uncanny

uncanny

/ (ʌnˈkænɪ) /

adjective

characterized by apparently supernatural wonder, horror, etc

beyond what is normal or expectedan uncanny accuracy

Derived forms of uncanny

uncannily, adverbuncanniness, noun

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uncanny

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adjective

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