Uncanny - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ʌnˈkænɪ|  American pronunciation of the word uncanny
Brit.  |ʌnˈkænɪ|  British pronunciation of the word uncanny

adjective

- suggesting the operation of supernatural influences (syn: eldritch, unearthly, weird)
stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures
- surpassing the ordinary or normal (syn: preternatural)
his uncanny sense of direction

Extra examples

She had an uncanny resemblance to someone I had seen before.

She has an uncanny sense of direction.

It's uncanny how much the twins resemble each other.

...gifted with an uncanny ability to persuade people to do things they ordinarily wouldn't...

There's an uncanny likeness between them.

Hugh's uncanny likeness to his father

Clinton had an uncanny ability to sense the pulse of the nation.

Word forms

adjective
comparative: uncannier
superlative: uncanniest
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