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. — shanghainese
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. — bredsky
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