noun Download 🔗Share (Freud) Something that is simultaneously familiar and strange, typically leading to feelings of discomfort; translation of Freud's usage of the German "unheimlich" (literally "unsecret"). Examples : "The old doll in the attic, with its familiar face but unsettlingly blank stare, possessed an uncanny quality that made the children reluctant to play with it. " mind philosophy literature sensation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Strange, and mysteriously unsettling (as if supernatural); weird. Examples : "He bore an uncanny resemblance to the dead sailor." supernatural mind character being Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Careless. Examples : "While "uncanny" means strange or mysterious, its archaic definition is "careless." Here's a sentence using that (less common) definition: "The uncanny gardener let the weeds grow wild, ignoring the flowers completely." " character attitude Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading