Meaning Of The Word Uncanny

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Uncanny Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Uncanny?

uncanny
adjective: If you describe something as uncanny, you mean that it is strange and difficult to explain.

uncanny in American English
mysterious or unfamiliar, esp. in such a way as to frighten or make uneasy; preternaturally strange; eerie; weird
adjective: having or seeming to have a supernatural or inexplicable basis; beyond the ordinary or normal; extraordinary

uncanny in British English
adjective: characterized by apparently supernatural wonder, horror, etc

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