uncanny

[US]/ʌnˈkæni/
[UK]/ʌnˈkæni/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. frightening; bizarre; mysterious

Phrases & Collocations

uncanny feeling

uncanny resemblance

uncanny coincidence

Example Sentences

an uncanny ability to foresee the future

An uncanny light seemed to be coming from the castle.

an uncanny feeling that she was being watched.

It was your uncanny likeness to my sister that made me stare at you.

THE uncanny resemblance between Cormac McCarthy's recent novel, “The Road”, and Jim Crace's new book, “The Pesthouse”, does not mean Mr Crace is an imitator.

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