Uncanny (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; "an eldritch screech"; "the three weird sisters"; "stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures"- John Galsworthy; "an unearthly light"; "he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din"- Henry Kingsley.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The old mansion's hallways were shrouded in an uncanny darkness that seemed to shift and writhe like a living entity.
- The wind whispered through the trees in an uncanny language that sent shivers down the spines of the brave adventurers.
- Her eyes seemed to gleam with an uncanny intelligence in the dim candlelight, as if they held secrets from beyond the grave.
- The dolls' blank faces took on an uncanny life of their own, their painted smiles twisted into grotesque grins.
- As I wandered through the abandoned asylum, I couldn't shake the feeling that I was being watched by unseen forces with an uncanny awareness of my every move.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
Surpassing the ordinary or normal; "Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel" - George Will; "his uncanny sense of direction".
Classification
All adjective clusters.