UNCANNY as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • beyond what is natural
   • (`unco” is chiefly Scottish)
   
   Synonym(s)
   • unco (what does unco mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • his uncanny sense of direction
   
   Similar To
   • unnatural (what does unnatural mean?)
2. Meaning
   • suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
   
   Synonym(s)
   • eldritch (what does eldritch mean?)
   • unearthly (what does unearthly mean?)
   • weird (what does weird mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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 pierc
   
   Similar To
   • supernatural (what does supernatural mean?)