uncanny
Strange, and mysteriously unsettlingStrange, and mysteriously unsettling (as if supernatural); weird.
» The resemblance between these two men is uncanny.
Сходство между двумя этими людьми не поддаётся объяснению.
Meaning
2 sensesStrange, and mysteriously unsettling (as if supernatural); weird.
He bore an uncanny resemblance to the dead sailor.
unheimlich, gruselig, seltsam
сверхъесте́ственныйsverxʺjestéstvennyj, жу́ткийžútkij
моторошнийmotorošnyj
(UK, dialectal)Careless.
- surpassing the ordinary or normal
- suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
Examples
15 sentencesThe resemblance between these two men is uncanny.
ruСходство между двумя этими людьми не поддаётся объяснению.
That falls into the uncanny valley for sure.
The robot was so lifelike that it was uncanny.
ruРобот был так похож на человека, что становилось не по себе.
Chigurh has an uncanny ability to disappear without a trace.
Their propinquity was uncanny, as they'd met only three days ago.
Translations
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Origin
From un- + canny; thus “beyond one's ken,” or outside one's familiar knowledge or perceptiFrom un- + canny; thus “beyond one's ken,” or outside one's familiar knowledge or perceptions. Compare Middle English unkanne (“unknown”). In the noun sense a translation of Sigmund Freud's usage of German unheimlich (Das Unheimliche, 1919).
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Forms
uncannier, uncanniest| Comparative | uncannier Lesson |
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| Superlative | uncanniest Lesson |
irregular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- surpassing the ordinary or normal:preternatural
- suggesting the operation of supernatural influences:eldritchweirdunearthly
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form