UNCANNY
Dictionary entry overview: What does uncanny mean? • UNCANNY (adjective)
The adjective UNCANNY has 2 senses:
1. suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
2. surpassing the ordinary or normal
Familiarity information: UNCANNY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• UNCANNY (adjective)
Meaning:
Suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
Synonyms:
eldritch; uncanny; weird; unearthly
Context examples:
an eldritch screech / the three weird sisters / stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures / an unearthly light / he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din
Similar:
supernatural (not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material)
Meaning:
Surpassing the ordinary or normal
Synonyms:
preternatural; uncanny
Context examples:
Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid andsome steel / his uncanny sense of direction
Similar:
extraordinary (beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable)
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