Uncanny describes that which unsettles us, such as disquieting observations, or mysterious situations and circumstances. Strip the word of its common negating prefix, though, and you’re …

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 …

Synonyms for UNCANNY: mysterious, cryptic, mystic, enigmatic, enigmatical, obscure, unexplainable, deep; Antonyms of UNCANNY: understandable, intelligible, apparent, obvious, …

UNCANNY definition: 1. strange or mysterious, often in a way that is slightly frightening: 2. strange or mysterious…. Learn more.

If something is uncanny, it is so mysterious, strange, or unfamiliar that it seems supernatural. If you hear strange music echoing through your attic, you might refer to it as positively uncanny.

uncanny accuracy; an uncanny knack of foreseeing trouble. mysterious; arousing superstitious fear or dread; uncomfortably strange: Uncanny sounds filled the house.

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. Synonyms: weird , strange , mysterious , …

There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective uncanny, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

strange and difficult to explain synonym weird. I had an uncanny feeling I was being watched. It was uncanny really, almost as if she knew what I was thinking. He has an uncanny knack of …

Dec 8, 2024 · uncanny (comparative uncannier, superlative uncanniest) Strange, and mysteriously unsettling (as if supernatural); weird. He bore an uncanny resemblance to the …