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uncanny

[uhn-kan-ee]

adjective

  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.

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uncanny

/ ʌˈæɪ /

adjective

  1. characterized by apparently supernatural wonder, horror, etc

  2. beyond what is normal or expected

    an uncanny accuracy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • uncannily adverb
  • uncanniness noun
  • ܲˈԲԾԱ noun
  • ܲˈԲԾ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of uncanny1

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

See weird.
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Fraser reveals an uncanny pattern of polluting smelters and the men brought up in their shadows, prone to mood swings and erratic tantrums.

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Even the bathrooms are opulent in that uncanny, chain-restaurant way: part suburban shopping plaza, part Ancient Egyptian bathhouse, all backlit marble and echoing tile.

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Another key to the show is Maggie Q, whose temperament and Hawaiian heritage mirrors the character she plays in uncanny ways.

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The majority of Season 50’s cold opens have leaned on James Austin Johnson’s uncanny President Trump impression, and the finale followed suit.

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There’s an odd smoothness to the look and feel of the cinematography by Christian Sebaldt, but the uncanny valley phenomenon is welcome when watching bodily destruction unfold.

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