UNCANNY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
Meaning of uncanny in English
Examples of uncanny
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That was a very uncanny and uncomfortable feeling for me.
The final result looks perfect, but not too perfect, avoiding a potential uncanny valley situation.
He's always had the uncanny ability to make me laugh.
But there's something uncanny about being able to see the moment in which he was marked for creative erasure.
But unlike many of the other divas, in this role she is untouched by fatal disease, uncanny apparitions, or even by a blemished reputation.
But he had an uncanny ear for finding those who did, and it made him unique in the record business.
They note that the market has a frequent, rather uncanny habit of making highs, lows and turns at new moons and full moons.
She has an uncanny ability to portray vulnerability as well as strength in equal measure.
Still, when you're in the presence of the genuine, uncanny article, you know.
Elite tennis players have an uncanny ability to clear their heads after making errors.
His knowledge of the offense and ability to spot open receivers is uncanny .
And on those occasions the resemblance between certain celebrities can be uncanny enough to inspire double-takes.
He had always been extraordinarily perceptive, but now this ability had reached uncanny levels.
Too often prosthetics try to mimic limbs and end up in "uncanny valley" territory.
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Translations of uncanny
in Chinese (Traditional)
奇怪的, 神秘的, 難以(或無法)解釋的…
in Chinese (Simplified)
奇怪的, 神秘的, 难以(或无法)解释的…
in Spanish
raro, extraño, misterioso…
in Portuguese
estranho, extraordinário…
in Turkish
in French
in Dutch
in Czech
in Danish
in Indonesian
in Thai
in Vietnamese
in Polish
in Swedish
in Malay
in German
in Norwegian
in Ukrainian
in Russian
tuhaf, acayip, anlaşılmaz…
niesamowity, nieprawdopodobny…
kuslig, förunderlig, häpnadsväckande…
моторошний, надприродний…
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