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uncanny |
Overview of adj uncanny The adj uncanny has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) eldritch, weird, uncanny, unearthly -- (suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; "an eldritch screech"; "the three weird sisters"; "stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures"- John Galsworthy "an unearthly light"; "he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din"- Henry Kingsley) 2. (1) uncanny, unco -- (beyond what is natural; "his uncanny sense of direction"; (`unco' is chiefly Scottish)) Antonyms of adj uncanny 2 senses of uncanny Sense 1 eldritch, weird, uncanny, unearthly INDIRECT (VIA supernatural) -> natural Sense 2 uncanny, unco INDIRECT (VIA unnatural) -> natural Similarity of adj uncanny 2 senses of uncanny Sense 1 eldritch, weird, uncanny, unearthly => supernatural (vs. natural) Sense 2 uncanny, unco => unnatural (vs. natural) Attributes of adj uncanny Familiarity of adj uncanny uncanny used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj uncanny uncanny Overview of adj uncanny The adj uncanny has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) eldritch, weird, uncanny, unearthly -- (suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; "an eldritch screech"; "the three weird sisters"; "stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures"- John Galsworthy "an unearthly light"; "he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din"- Henry Kingsley) 2. (1) uncanny, unco -- (beyond what is natural; "his uncanny sense of direction"; (`unco' is chiefly Scottish))
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