WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
un•can•ny /ʌnˈkæni/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- having or seeming to have a supernatural or unexplained basis;
extraordinary:to shoot with uncanny accuracy. - mysterious;
causing fear or dread:Uncanny sounds filled the house.
un•can•ny
(un kan′ē),USA pronunciation adj.
un•can′ni•ly, adv.
un•can′ni•ness, n.
- having or seeming to have a supernatural or inexplicable basis;
beyond the ordinary or normal;
extraordinary:uncanny accuracy; an uncanny knack of foreseeing trouble. - mysterious;
arousing superstitious fear or dread;
uncomfortably strange:Uncanny sounds filled the house.
- un-1 + canny 1590–1600
un•can′ni•ness, n.
- 2. preternatural, odd. See weird.
- 2. ordinary, natural.
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