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uncanny

un·can·ny
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhn-kan-ee]
    • /ʌnˈkæn i/
    • /ʌnˈkæn.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-kan-ee]
    • /ʌnˈkæn i/

Definitions of uncanny word

  • adjective uncanny having or seeming to have a supernatural or inexplicable basis; beyond the ordinary or normal; extraordinary: uncanny accuracy; an uncanny knack of foreseeing trouble. 1
  • adjective uncanny mysterious; arousing superstitious fear or dread; uncomfortably strange: Uncanny sounds filled the house. 1
  • adjective uncanny ability: beyond normal 1
  • adjective uncanny supernatural, strange 1
  • adjective uncanny If you describe something as uncanny, you mean that it is strange and difficult to explain. 0
  • adjective uncanny characterized by apparently supernatural wonder, horror, etc 0

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Origin of uncanny

First appearance:

before 1590
One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; un-1 + canny

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Parts of speech for Uncanny

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

uncanny popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

uncanny usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for uncanny

adj uncanny

  • alchemistic — a form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and concerned principally with discovering methods for transmuting baser metals into gold and with finding a universal solvent and an elixir of life.
  • apparitional — of or relating to an apparition or apparitions; ghostly, spectral
  • astrological — the study that assumes and attempts to interpret the influence of the heavenly bodies on human affairs.
  • avantgarde — the advance group in any field, especially in the visual, literary, or musical arts, whose works are characterized chiefly by unorthodox and experimental methods.
  • bionic — In science fiction books or films, a bionic person is someone who has special powers, such as being exceptionally strong or having exceptionally good sight, because parts of their body have been replaced by electronic machinery.

adjective uncanny

  • corpselike — Resembling a corpse.
  • creepy — If you say that something or someone is creepy, you mean they make you feel very nervous or frightened.
  • enigmatical — Pertaining to an enigma.
  • ensorcelled — Simple past tense and past participle of ensorcell.
  • extrasensory — Of or relating to extrasensory perception.

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