Uncanny
adjective
Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way.
He has an uncanny ability to predict the future.
Often appears as...
- uncanny resemblance
- uncanny ability
adjective
Beyond what is normal or expected.
There's an uncanny silence in the house.
Often appears as...
- uncanny silence
- uncanny knack
adjective
Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way.
He has an uncanny ability to predict the future.
Often appears as...
- uncanny resemblance
- uncanny ability
adjective
Beyond what is normal or expected.
There's an uncanny silence in the house.
Often appears as...
- uncanny silence
- uncanny knack
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Mystery Element
Use 'uncanny' when something is so strange it almost seems supernatural.
She felt an uncanny chill pass through the room.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Negative
'Uncanny' can be positive when describing a remarkable skill or talent.
He's got an uncanny skill at chess.
Pro Tip 3/3Unsettling Feeling
Use 'uncanny' for things that unsettle you because they are hard to explain.
It was an uncanny feeling seeing the abandoned town.
Pro Tip 1/3Mystery Element
Use 'uncanny' when something is so strange it almost seems supernatural.
She felt an uncanny chill pass through the room.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Negative
'Uncanny' can be positive when describing a remarkable skill or talent.
He's got an uncanny skill at chess.
Pro Tip 3/3Unsettling Feeling
Use 'uncanny' for things that unsettle you because they are hard to explain.
It was an uncanny feeling seeing the abandoned town.
Pro Tip 1/3Mystery Element
Use 'uncanny' when something is so strange it almost seems supernatural.
She felt an uncanny chill pass through the room.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Negative
'Uncanny' can be positive when describing a remarkable skill or talent.
He's got an uncanny skill at chess.
Pro Tip 3/3Unsettling Feeling
Use 'uncanny' for things that unsettle you because they are hard to explain.
It was an uncanny feeling seeing the abandoned town.
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Learning from past...
captain of this unruly team for each of them soon came to understand that he possessed an unparalleled array of emotional strains and political skills that proved far more important than the thinness of his external resume for one thing he possessed an uncanny ability to empathize with and to think about other
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The ballet that incited...
But the ballet is much more concerned with the violent relationship between humans, nature, and culture than with character or plot. These themes manifest in a truly upsetting production which combines harsh music, jerky dancing, and uncanny staging.
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Where does creativity...
There are also things, quite uncanny, which bring me information that will help me in the writing of the book. In this case, I was writing a story that included some kind of detail, period of history, a certain location.
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How I use Minecraft to...
That's me on the internet. I know the resemblance is uncanny. But I'm going to talk a little bit today about Minecraft. That's my Minecraft character. If you don't know the game very well, don't worry too much about it.
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Intelligent Floating...
and ultimately brought the aerobes to life by designing them with fluid movement and lighter-than-air construction. When you look at these aerobes, it gives you a feeling almost opposite to the uncanny valley.
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The tale of the doctor...
and the doctor could do nothing for them. In time, the doctor’s potent potion and uncanny instincts became known throughout the land. He grew rich and famous, casting off the hardships of his early life.
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Living in a shadow PIPE...
now called my daughter at the same time Claire's paintings began to bear an uncanny resemblance to Margaret's was it an appropriation or an act of selflessness or some strange amalgam of
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Elizabeth Lindsey:...
because it provides them an accurate determination of the angle and direction of their vessel. The palu also had an uncanny ability to forecast weather conditions days in advance.
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Orange Seals on British...
understand why seals have long figured in the folklore of our coastal fringes as possessing an uncanny double nature
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Winston Groom: The...
uncanny coming through the woods it was said to cause a shiver to anyone with an ear sight
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Learning from past...
captain of this unruly team for each of them soon came to understand that he possessed an unparalleled array of emotional strains and political skills that proved far more important than the thinness of his external resume for one thing he possessed an uncanny ability to empathize with and to think about other
Video examples
The ballet that incited...
But the ballet is much more concerned with the violent relationship between humans, nature, and culture than with character or plot. These themes manifest in a truly upsetting production which combines harsh music, jerky dancing, and uncanny staging.
Video examples
Where does creativity...
There are also things, quite uncanny, which bring me information that will help me in the writing of the book. In this case, I was writing a story that included some kind of detail, period of history, a certain location.
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How I use Minecraft to...
That's me on the internet. I know the resemblance is uncanny. But I'm going to talk a little bit today about Minecraft. That's my Minecraft character. If you don't know the game very well, don't worry too much about it.
Video examples
Intelligent Floating...
and ultimately brought the aerobes to life by designing them with fluid movement and lighter-than-air construction. When you look at these aerobes, it gives you a feeling almost opposite to the uncanny valley.
Video examples
The tale of the doctor...
and the doctor could do nothing for them. In time, the doctor’s potent potion and uncanny instincts became known throughout the land. He grew rich and famous, casting off the hardships of his early life.
Video examples
Living in a shadow PIPE...
now called my daughter at the same time Claire's paintings began to bear an uncanny resemblance to Margaret's was it an appropriation or an act of selflessness or some strange amalgam of
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Elizabeth Lindsey:...
because it provides them an accurate determination of the angle and direction of their vessel. The palu also had an uncanny ability to forecast weather conditions days in advance.
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Orange Seals on British...
understand why seals have long figured in the folklore of our coastal fringes as possessing an uncanny double nature
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Winston Groom: The...
uncanny coming through the woods it was said to cause a shiver to anyone with an ear sight
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Chuck Hogan
American Author
The beautiful thing about 'The Strain Trilogy' is the ability to move from gore to high fable to creeping dread to domestic drama to unbearable suspense to the uncanny and on and on. The epic journey is designed to support these swings in mood, and that complements my tastes, which are wide-ranging.
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Ron Reagan
American Journalist
I could share an hour of warm camaraderie with Dad, then once I'd walked out the door, get the uncanny feeling I'd disappeared into the wings of his mind's stage, like a character no longer necessary to the ongoing story line.
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Philip Pullman
British Writer
Possibly because I earn my living as a writer of fiction and possibly because it's just the sensible thing to do, I like to pay attention to everything I come across, including things that evoke the uncanny or the mysterious.
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Jane Smiley
American Writer
Literature - novels, plays, and poems - can have an uncanny dual life, where they simultaneously represent something eternal and something historical, and this is often how they are taught in school.
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Anne Sweeney
American Businesswoman
To have influence, you really don't need to have power. But what you need more than anything else is to have that almost uncanny understanding of what matters to people.
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John Lithgow
American Actor
The essence of comedy, drama, and horror is surprise. I have an uncanny ability to surprise people because they look at my face, and they don't know where I'm going.
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Wesley Clark
American General
Slobodan Milosevic was just as smart as a five-year-old. Five-year-olds have an uncanny way of getting into your psyche, your self-esteem.
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Nikki Grimes
American Author
It seemed uncanny that words, spread across a page just so, had the power to transport me to another time or place. But they could.
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Kirstin Maldonado
American Musician
David Phelps has an uncanny ability to sound full and powerful on every part of his range and sing with so much emotion.
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Paul J. Meyer
American Businessman
Forgiveness has an uncanny way of bringing incredible good out of incredibly bad situations.
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Chuck Hogan
American Author
The beautiful thing about 'The Strain Trilogy' is the ability to move from gore to high fable to creeping dread to domestic drama to unbearable suspense to the uncanny and on and on. The epic journey is designed to support these swings in mood, and that complements my tastes, which are wide-ranging.
Quote examples
Ron Reagan
American Journalist
I could share an hour of warm camaraderie with Dad, then once I'd walked out the door, get the uncanny feeling I'd disappeared into the wings of his mind's stage, like a character no longer necessary to the ongoing story line.
Quote examples
Philip Pullman
British Writer
Possibly because I earn my living as a writer of fiction and possibly because it's just the sensible thing to do, I like to pay attention to everything I come across, including things that evoke the uncanny or the mysterious.
Quote examples
Jane Smiley
American Writer
Literature - novels, plays, and poems - can have an uncanny dual life, where they simultaneously represent something eternal and something historical, and this is often how they are taught in school.
Quote examples
Anne Sweeney
American Businesswoman
To have influence, you really don't need to have power. But what you need more than anything else is to have that almost uncanny understanding of what matters to people.
Quote examples
John Lithgow
American Actor
The essence of comedy, drama, and horror is surprise. I have an uncanny ability to surprise people because they look at my face, and they don't know where I'm going.
Quote examples
Wesley Clark
American General
Slobodan Milosevic was just as smart as a five-year-old. Five-year-olds have an uncanny way of getting into your psyche, your self-esteem.
Quote examples
Nikki Grimes
American Author
It seemed uncanny that words, spread across a page just so, had the power to transport me to another time or place. But they could.
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Kirstin Maldonado
American Musician
David Phelps has an uncanny ability to sound full and powerful on every part of his range and sing with so much emotion.
Quote examples
Paul J. Meyer
American Businessman
Forgiveness has an uncanny way of bringing incredible good out of incredibly bad situations.
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