Uncanny Definition & Meaning
uncanny
- adjective
- 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
- surpassing the ordinary or normal; "Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel" - George Will; "his uncanny sense of direction"
"Uncanny" in song lyrics
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"And lethal sickness, that's undeniably uncanny"
Celph Titled — Inaudible -
"Like Ophan Annie, yo it's the uncanny"
FunkDoobiest — The Funkiest -
"Yo, it's the verbal assult weapon with words uncanny"
Organized Konfusion f/ Large Professor — Stress (Remix)
Words that rhyme with uncanny
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- What does uncanny mean?
- 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 surpassing the ordinary or normal; "Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel" - George Will; "his uncanny sense of direction"
- What part of speech is uncanny?
- Uncanny is an adjective.
- How many definitions does uncanny have?
- Uncanny has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).