uncanny

C2
Pronunciation
/ʌnˈkæni/
Noun
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

(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").

Adjective
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

Strange, and mysteriously unsettling (as if supernatural); weird.

Example Sentences
  • He bore an uncanny resemblance to the dead sailor.
2 Definition

Careless.