UNCANNY
(adj.) 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"
synonyms : eldritch , unearthly , weird(adj.) surpassing the ordinary or normal
"Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel", "his uncanny sense of direction"
synonyms : preternaturalHis uncanny look attracted me towards him. -added by priyavanjeri
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Mnemonics for uncanny
(Tag: ) un + cann(CAN'T).....something which you CAN'T understand and explain, is always mysterious to you.
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(Tag: Hindi) Uncanny... un + kahi... kuch unkahi, kuch unsuni batein jo dil mein khauf paida kar de, woh UNCANNY (the supernatural) kehlatien hai.
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(Tag: ) uncanny=u r nanni(grandmom)...............u r nanni use to tell u uncanny stories of her childhood ehich were very strange and mystrerious.....:)......;)
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(Tag: ) canyon ... is a mysterious place
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(Tag: ) It is uncanny that the ‘canny’ is not opposite of ‘uncanny’
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(Tag: ) Un+granny…i.e something not explainable by granny is mysterious..
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(Tag: ) Uncanny...un + kahi...kuch unkahi, kuch unsuni batein jo dil mein khauf paida kar de woh UNCANNY (supernatural) kehlati hain.
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(Tag: ) What is in the can?? It's a mystery.
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