uncanny
IPA: ʌnkˈæni
noun
- (psychology, psychoanalysis, Freud) Something that is simultaneously familiar and strange, typically leading to feelings of discomfort.
adjective
- Strange, and mysteriously unsettling (as if supernatural); weird.
- (UK dialectal) Careless.
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Examples of "uncanny" in Sentences
- However the resemblance is uncanny.
- His ability on the field is uncanny.
- His personality is definitely uncanny.
- In fact the two share uncanny similarities.
- In fact, the two share uncanny similarities.
- He had the uncanny knack of finding lost films.
- In reality, the essay has an uncanny description.
- Note the uncanny resemblance to the Coca Cola logo.
- His aim is uncanny, at a nearly preternatural level.
- The utter uncanny diabolical schemes of that evil kabal.