uncanny

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

adjective

1. suggesting the operation of supernatural influences (Freq. 1)
- 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
• Syn:
eldritch, weird, unearthly
• Similar to:
supernatural
• Derivationally related forms:
weirdness (for: weird)
2. surpassing the ordinary or normal
- "Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel" - George Will
- his uncanny sense of direction
• Syn:
preternatural
• Similar to:
extraordinary

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  preternatural, eldritch, weird, unearthly