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say it: uhn-KAN-ee
uncanny is an adjective meaning "suggesting the operation of supernatural influences". It is pronounced /ənˈkæni/ — uhn-KAN-ee. It carries 2 recorded senses.
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
“an eldritch screech”
“the three weird sisters”
“stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures”
“an unearthly light”
“he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din”
surpassing the ordinary or normal
“Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel”
“his uncanny sense of direction”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for uncanny come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.