Definition of uncanny in English:

uncanny

adjectiveuncannier, uncanniestʌnˈkaniˌənˈkæni

Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way.
（尤指令人不安地）奇怪的；神秘的，怪异的
an uncanny feeling that she was being watched
她有被人盯着的怪异感。
Example sentencesExamples
- I've seen this person around quite a lot, and seeing them recently, and then the show, was just uncanny!
- Burns' ability to describe managerial styles is uncanny to the modern eye.
- She had the uncanny ability to turn things around in a flash - as if she was flipping over an egg timer.
- However, I have noticed an uncanny ability to give good luck to those who are gambling.
- Humankind possesses this uncanny ability to survive in the face of adversity!
- Yet his tongue-in-cheek whimsy has an uncanny knack of transporting you back to the event itself.
- Paul had this uncanny ability of making me want to hit him and laugh at the same time.
- Eriksson, charming, smooth and cerebral, has the uncanny ability to deflect most criticism.
- Some people seem to have an uncanny ability to grow personally regardless of their apparent setting.
- The series demonstrated once again that Ferguson has an uncanny knack for turning controversy into lucre.
- Right now, if he has, I have an uncanny understanding of why he kisses the ground.
- That impresses me but not as much as his uncanny expertise on the topic of game and quiz shows.
- Google's success stems from its uncanny ability to sort useful web pages from dross.
- One of his more uncanny talents has been the ability to capture the zeitgeist before we even knew it was upon us.
- Davis never failed to draw irony from his uncanny ability to find the right things at the right time.
- I do rely on him because his technical expertise is superb and his ability to predict the future has been uncanny.
- They had uncanny ability to know where each other was on the football ground at any time of the match.
- He hated how his uncle crept up silently on him; it was both eerie and uncanny.
- It is an uncanny phenomenon; the culture we placed our faith in is hounding our freedoms.
- But long-running rumours are developing an uncanny knack of coming true at the moment.
Synonyms
eerie, unnatural, preternatural, supernatural, unearthly, other-worldly, unreal, ghostly, mysterious, strange, abnormal, odd, curious, queer, weird, bizarre, freakish
Scottish eldritch
informal creepy, spooky, freaky
British informal rum
North American informal bizarro
striking, remarkable, extraordinary, out of the ordinary, out of the way, unusual, exceptional, astounding, astonishing, incredible, conspicuous, noteworthy, notable, considerable, distinctive, arresting

Derivatives

uncanniness

nounʌnˈkanɪnəsˌənˈkæninəs

Making Christ into ‘our contemporary’ in this way literally spirits away all of Christ's uncanniness, his queerness.
Example sentencesExamples
- Imaginary uncanniness and real threat, it beckons to us and ends up engulfing us.
- The native uncanniness of the cinematic apparatus is a periodic subject of theoretical discourse.
- But sepia-toned photos loomed out of the dark: gothic, gallows humor, uncanniness, and the cruelty of the unconscious and of history.
- The article concludes with a discussion of the uncanniness of this re-emergent form of commodity fetishism.

Origin

Late 16th century (originally Scots in the sense 'relating to the occult, malicious'): from un-¹ 'not' + canny.

The Scots originally used uncanny, just as they did its positive equivalent canny, ‘shrewd, cautious’, ‘clever’ or ‘nice, pleasant’. Uncanny has always had overtones of the occult, and originally implied ‘malignant or malicious’, but during the 19th century the word left Scotland to develop its usual modern meaning ‘mysterious, weird, strange’.

Definition of uncanny in US English:

uncanny

adjectiveˌənˈkæniˌənˈkanē

Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way.
（尤指令人不安地）奇怪的；神秘的，怪异的
an uncanny feeling that she was being watched
她有被人盯着的怪异感。
Example sentencesExamples
- But long-running rumours are developing an uncanny knack of coming true at the moment.
- Google's success stems from its uncanny ability to sort useful web pages from dross.
- Paul had this uncanny ability of making me want to hit him and laugh at the same time.
- That impresses me but not as much as his uncanny expertise on the topic of game and quiz shows.
- Davis never failed to draw irony from his uncanny ability to find the right things at the right time.
- Some people seem to have an uncanny ability to grow personally regardless of their apparent setting.
- She had the uncanny ability to turn things around in a flash - as if she was flipping over an egg timer.
- I've seen this person around quite a lot, and seeing them recently, and then the show, was just uncanny!
- One of his more uncanny talents has been the ability to capture the zeitgeist before we even knew it was upon us.
- Right now, if he has, I have an uncanny understanding of why he kisses the ground.
- Eriksson, charming, smooth and cerebral, has the uncanny ability to deflect most criticism.
- It is an uncanny phenomenon; the culture we placed our faith in is hounding our freedoms.
- Humankind possesses this uncanny ability to survive in the face of adversity!
- Yet his tongue-in-cheek whimsy has an uncanny knack of transporting you back to the event itself.
- The series demonstrated once again that Ferguson has an uncanny knack for turning controversy into lucre.
- However, I have noticed an uncanny ability to give good luck to those who are gambling.
- I do rely on him because his technical expertise is superb and his ability to predict the future has been uncanny.
- He hated how his uncle crept up silently on him; it was both eerie and uncanny.
- Burns' ability to describe managerial styles is uncanny to the modern eye.
- They had uncanny ability to know where each other was on the football ground at any time of the match.
Synonyms
eerie, unnatural, preternatural, supernatural, unearthly, other-worldly, unreal, ghostly, mysterious, strange, abnormal, odd, curious, queer, weird, bizarre, freakish
striking, remarkable, extraordinary, out of the ordinary, out of the way, unusual, exceptional, astounding, astonishing, incredible, conspicuous, noteworthy, notable, considerable, distinctive, arresting

Origin

Late 16th century (originally Scots in the sense ‘relating to the occult, malicious’): from un- ‘not’ + canny.

单词	uncanny
释义	Definition of uncanny in English: uncanny adjectiveuncannier, uncanniestʌnˈkaniˌənˈkæni Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way. （尤指令人不安地）奇怪的；神秘的，怪异的 an uncanny feeling that she was being watched 她有被人盯着的怪异感。 Example sentencesExamples I've seen this person around quite a lot, and seeing them recently, and then the show, was just uncanny! Burns' ability to describe managerial styles is uncanny to the modern eye. She had the uncanny ability to turn things around in a flash - as if she was flipping over an egg timer. However, I have noticed an uncanny ability to give good luck to those who are gambling. Humankind possesses this uncanny ability to survive in the face of adversity! Yet his tongue-in-cheek whimsy has an uncanny knack of transporting you back to the event itself. Paul had this uncanny ability of making me want to hit him and laugh at the same time. Eriksson, charming, smooth and cerebral, has the uncanny ability to deflect most criticism. Some people seem to have an uncanny ability to grow personally regardless of their apparent setting. The series demonstrated once again that Ferguson has an uncanny knack for turning controversy into lucre. Right now, if he has, I have an uncanny understanding of why he kisses the ground. That impresses me but not as much as his uncanny expertise on the topic of game and quiz shows. Google's success stems from its uncanny ability to sort useful web pages from dross. One of his more uncanny talents has been the ability to capture the zeitgeist before we even knew it was upon us. Davis never failed to draw irony from his uncanny ability to find the right things at the right time. I do rely on him because his technical expertise is superb and his ability to predict the future has been uncanny. They had uncanny ability to know where each other was on the football ground at any time of the match. He hated how his uncle crept up silently on him; it was both eerie and uncanny. It is an uncanny phenomenon; the culture we placed our faith in is hounding our freedoms. But long-running rumours are developing an uncanny knack of coming true at the moment. Synonyms eerie, unnatural, preternatural, supernatural, unearthly, other-worldly, unreal, ghostly, mysterious, strange, abnormal, odd, curious, queer, weird, bizarre, freakish Scottish eldritch informal creepy, spooky, freaky British informal rum North American informal bizarro striking, remarkable, extraordinary, out of the ordinary, out of the way, unusual, exceptional, astounding, astonishing, incredible, conspicuous, noteworthy, notable, considerable, distinctive, arresting Derivatives uncanniness nounʌnˈkanɪnəsˌənˈkæninəs Making Christ into ‘our contemporary’ in this way literally spirits away all of Christ's uncanniness, his queerness. Example sentencesExamples Imaginary uncanniness and real threat, it beckons to us and ends up engulfing us. The native uncanniness of the cinematic apparatus is a periodic subject of theoretical discourse. But sepia-toned photos loomed out of the dark: gothic, gallows humor, uncanniness, and the cruelty of the unconscious and of history. The article concludes with a discussion of the uncanniness of this re-emergent form of commodity fetishism. Origin Late 16th century (originally Scots in the sense 'relating to the occult, malicious'): from un-¹ 'not' + canny. The Scots originally used uncanny, just as they did its positive equivalent canny, ‘shrewd, cautious’, ‘clever’ or ‘nice, pleasant’. Uncanny has always had overtones of the occult, and originally implied ‘malignant or malicious’, but during the 19th century the word left Scotland to develop its usual modern meaning ‘mysterious, weird, strange’. Definition of uncanny in US English: uncanny adjectiveˌənˈkæniˌənˈkanē Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way. （尤指令人不安地）奇怪的；神秘的，怪异的 an uncanny feeling that she was being watched 她有被人盯着的怪异感。 Example sentencesExamples But long-running rumours are developing an uncanny knack of coming true at the moment. Google's success stems from its uncanny ability to sort useful web pages from dross. Paul had this uncanny ability of making me want to hit him and laugh at the same time. That impresses me but not as much as his uncanny expertise on the topic of game and quiz shows. Davis never failed to draw irony from his uncanny ability to find the right things at the right time. Some people seem to have an uncanny ability to grow personally regardless of their apparent setting. She had the uncanny ability to turn things around in a flash - as if she was flipping over an egg timer. I've seen this person around quite a lot, and seeing them recently, and then the show, was just uncanny! One of his more uncanny talents has been the ability to capture the zeitgeist before we even knew it was upon us. Right now, if he has, I have an uncanny understanding of why he kisses the ground. Eriksson, charming, smooth and cerebral, has the uncanny ability to deflect most criticism. It is an uncanny phenomenon; the culture we placed our faith in is hounding our freedoms. Humankind possesses this uncanny ability to survive in the face of adversity! Yet his tongue-in-cheek whimsy has an uncanny knack of transporting you back to the event itself. The series demonstrated once again that Ferguson has an uncanny knack for turning controversy into lucre. However, I have noticed an uncanny ability to give good luck to those who are gambling. I do rely on him because his technical expertise is superb and his ability to predict the future has been uncanny. He hated how his uncle crept up silently on him; it was both eerie and uncanny. Burns' ability to describe managerial styles is uncanny to the modern eye. They had uncanny ability to know where each other was on the football ground at any time of the match. Synonyms eerie, unnatural, preternatural, supernatural, unearthly, other-worldly, unreal, ghostly, mysterious, strange, abnormal, odd, curious, queer, weird, bizarre, freakish striking, remarkable, extraordinary, out of the ordinary, out of the way, unusual, exceptional, astounding, astonishing, incredible, conspicuous, noteworthy, notable, considerable, distinctive, arresting Origin Late 16th century (originally Scots in the sense ‘relating to the occult, malicious’): from un- ‘not’ + canny.
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