About The Word Uncanny
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Uncanny
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What's The Definition Of Uncanny?
[adj] beyond what is natural; "his uncanny sense of direction"; (`unco' is chiefly Scottish)
[adj] 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 Synonyms | Synonyms for Uncanny: eldritch | supernatural | unco | unearthly | unnatural | weird Related Terms | Find terms related to Uncanny: See Also | Uncanny In Webster's Dictionary \Un*can"ny\, a.
Not canny; unsafe; strange; weird; ghostly. --Sir W. Scott.
-- {Un*can"ni*ness}, n. --G. Eliot.
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