UNCANNY


Meaning of UNCANNY in English

— uncannily , adv. — uncanniness , n.

/un kan"ee/ , adj.

1. having or seeming to have a supernatural or inexplicable basis; beyond the ordinary or normal; extraordinary: uncanny accuracy; an uncanny knack of foreseeing trouble.

2. mysterious; arousing superstitious fear or dread; uncomfortably strange: Uncanny sounds filled the house.

[ 1590-1600; UN- 1 + CANNY ]

Syn. 2. preternatural, odd. See weird .

Ant. 2. ordinary, natural.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .