Definition of uncanny Uncanny
/ʌnkæˈni/ - [unkanee] - un•can•ny
We found 7 definitions of uncanny from 5 different sources.
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What does uncanny mean?
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| uncanny - suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; "an eldritch screech"; "the three weird sisters"; "stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures"- John Galsworthy; "an unearthly light"; "he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din"- Henry Kingsley | ||
| eldritch, weird, unearthly | ||
| supernatural not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material; "supernatural forces and occurrences and beings" | ||
| uncanny - surpassing the ordinary or normal; "Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel" - George Will; "his uncanny sense of direction" | ||
| preternatural | ||
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- uncanny (Adjective)
strange, and mysteriously unsettling as if supernatural; weird. - uncanny (Adjective)
Careless.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- uncanny (a.)
Not canny; unsafe; strange; weird; ghostly.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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uncanny
un-kan′i, adj. weird: unearthly: supposed to possess supernatural powers: dangerous, severe.—adv. Uncann′ily.—n. Uncann′iness
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