- UNCANNY Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Uncanny describes that which unsettles us, such as disquieting observations, or mysterious situations and circumstances Strip the word of its prefix, though, and you're left with canny, a word that can be used as a synonym for clever and prudent
- Uncanny - Wikipedia
The uncanny is the psychological experience of an event or thing that is unsettling in a way that feels oddly familiar, rather than simply mysterious [1] This phenomenon is used to describe incidents where a familiar entity is encountered in a frightening, eerie, or taboo context [2][3]
- UNCANNY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
UNCANNY definition: 1 strange or mysterious, often in a way that is slightly frightening: 2 strange or mysterious… Learn more
- UNCANNY Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
UNCANNY definition: having or seeming to have a supernatural or inexplicable basis; beyond the ordinary or normal; extraordinary See examples of uncanny used in a sentence
- UNCANNY definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary
If you describe something as uncanny, you mean that it is strange and difficult to explain She bears an uncanny resemblance to the new president
- uncanny adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . .
Definition of uncanny adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- Uncanny - definition of uncanny by The Free Dictionary
1 having or seeming to have a supernatural or inexplicable basis; extraordinary: uncanny accuracy; an uncanny knack of spotting an opportunity 2 mysterious; arousing fear or dread: Uncanny sounds filled the house
- uncanny - WordReference. com Dictionary of English
un•can•ny (un kan′ ē), adj having or seeming to have a supernatural or inexplicable basis; beyond the ordinary or normal; extraordinary: uncanny accuracy; an uncanny knack of foreseeing trouble mysterious; arousing superstitious fear or dread; uncomfortably strange: Uncanny sounds filled the house
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