Uncanny — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; ; ; - John Galsworthy; ; - Henry Kingsley

surpassing the ordinary or normal; - George Will

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌŋkˈæni/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌŋkˈani/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌŋkˈani/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌŋkˈæni/.

Examples

an eldritch screech
the three weird sisters
stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

eldritch unearthly weird preternatural

Parts of Speech

adjective	suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; ; ; - John Galsworthy; ; - Henry Kingsley “an eldritch screech”
adjective	surpassing the ordinary or normal; - George Will “Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel”

Word Forms

weirdness

noun

strikingly out of the ordinary

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unheimlich

suggeriert die Wirkung übernatürlicher Einflüsse; ; ; - John Galsworthy; ; - Henry Kingsley

🇫🇷French

étonnant

suggérant l'opération d'influences surnaturelles ; ; ; -John Galsworthy ; ; -Henry Kingsley

🇪🇸Spanish

misterioso

sugiriendo la operación de influencias sobrenaturales; ; ; - John Galsworthy; ; -Henry Kingsley

🇮🇹Italian

misterioso

suggerendo l'operazione di influenze soprannaturali; ; ; -Giovanni Galsworthy; ; -Henry Kingsley

🇳🇱Dutch

griezelig

wat de werking van bovennatuurlijke invloeden suggereert; ; ; -John Galsworthy; ; -Henry Kingsley

🇵🇹Portuguese

estranho

sugerindo a operação de influências sobrenaturais; ; ; -John Galsworthy; ; -Henry Kingsley

🇷🇺Russian

сверхъестественный

предполагая действие сверхъестественных влияний; ; ; - Джон Голсуорси; ; - Генри Кингсли

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अलौकिक

अलौकिक प्रभावों के संचालन का सुझाव देना; ; ; - जॉन गल्सवर्थी; ; -हेनरी किंग्सले

🇧🇩Bengali

অদ্ভুত

অতিপ্রাকৃত প্রভাবের অপারেশনের পরামর্শ দেওয়া; ; ; - জন গ্যালসওয়ার্দি; ; - হেনরি কিংসলে

🇮🇳Tamil

விசித்திரமான

இயற்கைக்கு அப்பாற்பட்ட தாக்கங்களின் செயல்பாட்டை பரிந்துரைக்கிறது; ; ; - ஜான் கால்ஸ்வொர்த்தி; ; - ஹென்றி கிங்ஸ்லி

🇮🇳Telugu

అసాధారణమైన

అతీంద్రియ ప్రభావాల ఆపరేషన్‌ను సూచించడం; ; ; - జాన్ గాల్స్‌వర్తీ; ; - హెన్రీ కింగ్స్లీ

🇮🇳Marathi

विचित्र

अलौकिक प्रभावांचे ऑपरेशन सुचवणे; ; ; - जॉन गॅल्सवर्थी; ; - हेन्री किंग्सले

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિચિત્ર

અલૌકિક પ્રભાવોના સંચાલનનું સૂચન કરવું; ; ; - જ્હોન ગાલ્સવર્થી; ; - હેનરી કિંગ્સલે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಲಕ್ಷಣ

ಅಲೌಕಿಕ ಪ್ರಭಾವಗಳ ಕಾರ್ಯಾಚರಣೆಯನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸುವುದು; ; ; - ಜಾನ್ ಗಾಲ್ಸ್ವರ್ತಿ; ; - ಹೆನ್ರಿ ಕಿಂಗ್ಸ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസാമാന്യമായ

അമാനുഷിക സ്വാധീനങ്ങളുടെ പ്രവർത്തനം നിർദ്ദേശിക്കുന്നു; ; ; - ജോൺ ഗാൽസ്വർത്തി; ; - ഹെൻറി കിംഗ്സ്ലി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਨੋਖਾ

ਅਲੌਕਿਕ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਾਂ ਦੇ ਸੰਚਾਲਨ ਦਾ ਸੁਝਾਅ ਦੇਣਾ; ; ; - ਜੌਨ ਗਾਲਸਵਰਥੀ; ; - ਹੈਨਰੀ ਕਿੰਗਸਲੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر معمولی

مافوق الفطرت اثرات کے آپریشن کی تجویز؛ ; ; - جان گیلسورتھی؛ ; - ہنری کنگسلے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不可思议的

暗示超自然影响的运作； ; ; ——约翰·高尔斯华绥； ; ——亨利·金斯利

🇯🇵Japanese

不気味な

超自然的な影響力の働きを示唆する。 ; ; - ジョン・ゴールズワーシー; ; - ヘンリー・キングズレー

🇰🇷Korean

섬뜩한

초자연적 영향의 작용을 암시합니다. ; ; - 존 갈스워시; ; - 헨리 킹슬리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kỳ lạ

đề nghị hoạt động của các thế lực siêu nhiên; ; ; - John Galsworthy; ; - Henry Kingsley

🇹🇭Thai

แปลกประหลาด

เสนอแนะการดำเนินการของอิทธิพลเหนือธรรมชาติ ; ; - จอห์น กัลส์เวอร์ธี; ; - เฮนรี่ คิงสลีย์

🇮🇩Indonesian

misterius

menyarankan bekerjanya pengaruh supranatural; ; ; - John Galsworthy; ; -Henry Kingsley

🇵🇭Filipino

kataka-taka

nagmumungkahi ng operasyon ng mga supernatural na impluwensya; ; ; - John Galsworthy; ; - Henry Kingsley

🇲🇾Malay

luar biasa

mencadangkan operasi pengaruh ghaib; ; ; - John Galsworthy; ; - Henry Kingsley

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غريب

مما يشير إلى عمل تأثيرات خارقة للطبيعة؛ ; ; - جون جالسوورثي؛ ; - هنري كينجسلي

🇮🇷Persian

غیر معمول

پیشنهاد عملکرد تأثیرات ماوراء طبیعی؛ ; ; - جان گالسورثی; ; - هنری کینگزلی

🇹🇷Turkish

esrarengiz

doğaüstü etkilerin işleyişini öne sürmek; ; ; -John Galsworthy; ; -Henry Kingsley

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִסתוֹרִי

מציע את פעולתן של השפעות על טבעיות; ; ; - ג'ון גלסוורת'י; ; הנרי קינגסלי

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