uncanny

un·can·ny

U0032700 (ŭn-kăn′ē)adj. un·can·ni·er, un·can·ni·est Mysterious or impossible to explain, especially when causing uneasiness or astonishment. See Synonyms at weird.

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[un- + canny, fortunate, safe (obsolete).]

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un·can′ni·ly adv.un·can′ni·ness n.

uncanny

(ʌnˈkænɪ) adj1. characterized by apparently supernatural wonder, horror, etc2. beyond what is normal or expected: an uncanny accuracy. unˈcannily adv unˈcanniness n

un•can•ny

(ʌnˈkæn i)

adj. 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. [1590–1600] un•can′ni•ly, adv. un•can′ni•ness, n. syn: See weird.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	uncanny - 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 Kingsleyeldritch, weird, unearthlysupernatural - not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material; "supernatural forces and occurrences and beings"
	2.	uncanny - surpassing the ordinary or normal; "Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel" - George Will; "his uncanny sense of direction"preternaturalextraordinary - beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature"

uncanny

adjective1. weird, strange, mysterious, queer, unearthly, eerie, supernatural, unnatural, spooky (informal), creepy (informal), eldritch (poetic), preternatural I had this uncanny feeling that Alice was warning me.2. extraordinary, remarkable, incredible, unusual, fantastic, astonishing, exceptional, astounding, singular, miraculous, unheard-of, prodigious The hero bears an uncanny resemblance to Kirk Douglas.

uncanny

adjectiveOf a mysteriously strange and usually frightening nature:eerie, unearthly, weird.Informal: spooky.

Translations

离奇的

uncanny

(anˈkӕni) adjective strange or mysterious. She looks so like her sister that it's quite uncanny. 離奇的 离奇的unˈcannily adverb 離奇地 离奇地

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