Definitions for uncannyʌnˈkæn i
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•can•ny*ʌnˈkæn i(adj.)
having or seeming to have a supernatural or inexplicable basis; extraordinary:
uncanny accuracy; an uncanny knack of spotting an opportunity.
mysterious; arousing fear or dread:
Uncanny sounds filled the house.
* Syn: See weird.
Origin of uncanny:
1590–1600
un•can′ni•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
eldritch, weird, uncanny, unearthly(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
preternatural, uncanny(adj)
surpassing the ordinary or normal
"Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel" - George Will; "his uncanny sense of direction"
Wiktionary
uncanny(Adjective)
strange, and mysteriously unsettling (as if supernatural); weird
He bore an uncanny resemblance to the dead sailor.
uncanny(Adjective)
Careless.
uncanny(Adjective)
Simultaneously familiar and foreign, often uncomfortably so; translation of Freud's German unheimlich ("no longer secret").
Origin: From ; thus “beyond one′s ken,” or outside one′s familiar knowledge or perceptions.
Webster Dictionary
Uncanny(adj)
not canny; unsafe; strange; weird; ghostly
Translations for uncanny
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- vreemd, aardigAfrikaans
- شاذ، غَريبArabic
- тайнственBulgarian
- estranhoPortuguese (BR)
- zvláštníCzech
- unheimlichGerman
- forbløffende; uhyggeligDanish
- αλλόκοτοςGreek
- misterioso; extrañoSpanish
- veider, võõrasta(mapane)vEstonian
- عجیب و غریب؛ مرموزFarsi
- outoFinnish
- mystérieuxFrench
- מִסתוֹרִיHebrew
- रहस्यमय, अलौकिकHindi
- čudan, tajnovitCroatian
- rejtélyesHungarian
- anehIndonesian
- óhugnanlegur, kynlegurIcelandic
- straordinarioItalian
- 薄気味悪いJapanese
- 신비로운Korean
- kraupus, nejaukusLithuanian
- savāds; mistisksLatvian
- menyeramkanMalay
- griezeligDutch
- uhyggelig, nifsNorwegian
- niesamowityPolish
- عجیب و غریب؛ مرموزPersian
- ډېر ښه: مرموز، دروند (ويروونكىPashto
- estranhoPortuguese
- straniu; nefirescRomanian
- странныйRussian
- zvláštnySlovak
- skrivnostenSlovenian
- neobičanSerbian
- kuslig, förunderlig, häpnadsväckandeSwedish
- แปลกThai
- acayip, tuhafTurkish
- 離奇的Chinese (Trad.)
- моторошний; надприроднийUkrainian
- عجيب، پر اسرارUrdu
- kì lạ, huyền bíVietnamese
- 离奇的Chinese (Simp.)
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