uncanny
Americanadjective
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having or seeming to have a supernatural or inexplicable basis; beyond the ordinary or normal; extraordinary.
uncanny accuracy; an uncanny knack of foreseeing trouble.
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mysterious; arousing superstitious fear or dread; uncomfortably strange.
Uncanny sounds filled the house.
- Synonyms:
- odd, preternatural
adjective
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characterized by apparently supernatural wonder, horror, etc
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beyond what is normal or expected
an uncanny accuracy
Related Words
See weird.
Other Word Forms
- uncannily adverb
- uncanniness noun
Etymology
Origin of uncanny
Example Sentences
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Once that happens, Ms. Shaw’s uncanny magic takes over.
“Equity markets have shown an almost uncanny ability to look through all sorts of headlines,” she said.
Each 11-minute episode follows mundane escapades, like hosting a movie night or getting in a hot tub, punctuated by a somewhat disturbing art style and clumsy-on-purpose animation that strays into the uncanny valley.
From Salon
There’s something enchanting about candlelight—something uncanny and otherworldly.
Vara’s moving account of her uncanny exchanges with a chatbot about her sister’s death became a viral sensation after it appeared in the Believer in 2021, at the dawn of our LLM-obsessed age.
From Los Angeles Times
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