uncanny

Letters that make uncanny

a, n, c, u, y are letters that make 'uncanny'

Words within uncanny

AN, UN, canny, can, CA, NY, NC, Ca are words within 'uncanny'


2 possible definitions for 'uncanny'

Uncanny as "surpassing the ordinary or normal"

Under this definition, uncanny is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

preternatural has the same meaning as uncanny

Similar to uncanny

extraordinary is similar to uncanny.

Example of uncanny used within this context

"Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel" - George Will, "his uncanny sense of direction"


Uncanny as "suggesting the operation of supernatural influences"

Under this definition, uncanny is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

eldritch, weird, unearthly have the same meaning as 'uncanny'

Derivatives of uncanny

outlandishness, bizarreness, weirdness are derivatives of 'uncanny'.

Similar to uncanny

supernatural is similar to uncanny.

Example of uncanny used within this context

"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



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