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My first encounter with James was when I was seventeen. My brother brought home from the public library a science fiction anthology, which included 'The Beast in the Jungle.' It swept me away. I had a strange, somewhat uncanny feeling that it was the story of my life.
Cynthia Ozick

Meaning of "uncanny" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNCANNY

uncanny  [ʌnˈkænɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNCANNY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Uncanny is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNCANNY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

uncanny

Uncanny

The uncanny is a Freudian concept of an instance where something can be both familiar yet alien at the same time, resulting in a feeling of it being uncomfortably strange. Because the uncanny is familiar, yet incongruous, it often creates cognitive dissonance within the experiencing subject, due to the paradoxical nature of being simultaneously attracted to yet repulsed by an object. This cognitive dissonance often leads to an outright rejection of the object, as one would rather reject than rationalize, as in the uncanny valley effect.

Definition of uncanny in the English dictionary

The definition of uncanny in the dictionary is characterized by apparently supernatural wonder, horror, etc. Other definition of uncanny is beyond what is normal or expected.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNCANNY


branny
ˈbrænɪ
ca´canny
ˌkɔːˈkænɪ
canny
ˈkænɪ
cranny
ˈkrænɪ
danny
ˈdænɪ
fanny
ˈfænɪ
FANY
ˈfænɪ
flanny
ˈflænɪ
grannie
ˈɡrænɪ
granny
ˈɡrænɪ
hootananny
ˈhuːtəˌnænɪ
hootenanny
ˈhuːtəˌnænɪ
janny
ˈdʒænɪ
kokanee
kəʊˈkænɪ
nanny
ˈnænɪ
pandani
pænˈdænɪ
shanny
ˈʃænɪ
supernanny
ˈsuːpəˌnænɪ
trannie
ˈtrænɪ
tranny
ˈtrænɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNCANNY

uncalloused
uncancelled
uncandid
uncandidly
uncandidness
uncandled
uncandour
uncanned
uncannily
uncanniness
uncanonic
uncanonical
uncanonicalness
uncanonise
uncanonize
uncap
uncapitalised
uncapitalized
uncapped
uncapping

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNCANNY

a pretty penny
benny
bonny
bunny
caa canny
donny
funny
ginny
jenny
johnny
Kenny
penny
scranny
skinny
sonny
spend a penny
sunny
swanny
tyranny
whinny

Synonyms and antonyms of uncanny in the English dictionary of synonyms

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SYNONYMS OF «UNCANNY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «uncanny» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of uncanny

Translation of «uncanny» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNCANNY

Find out the translation of uncanny to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of uncanny from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «uncanny» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

离奇的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

asombroso
570 millions of speakers

English

uncanny
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अलौकिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غَرِيب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сверхъестественный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

estranho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভুতুড়ে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

étrange
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Luar biasa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unheimlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

薄気味悪い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

신비로운
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Aneh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kì lạ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விசித்திரமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विलक्षण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

esrarengiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inquietante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

osobliwy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

моторошний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ciudat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μυστηριώδης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ongelooflike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kuslig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uhyggelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of uncanny

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNCANNY»

The term «uncanny» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.423 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about uncanny

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10 QUOTES WITH «UNCANNY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word uncanny.
1
Geraldine Brooks
Yes, it seems we've got this mutant gene in our human personality that makes us susceptible to this same kind of mistake over and over again. It's really uncanny how we build these beautiful multicultural edifices and then allow this switch to be flipped and everybody goes, 'Oh, the other, get them out of here.'
2
Wesley Clark
Slobodan Milosevic was just as smart as a five-year-old. Five-year-olds have an uncanny way of getting into your psyche, your self-esteem.
3
Joel Coen
We have an uncanny ability to make birds do what we want them to do. In Blood Simple there's a shot from the bumper of a car and it's going up this road and a huge flock of birds takes off at the perfect moment.
4
Ron Fournier
Obama might do well to remember that his fast rise from the Illinois state Senate was due in large part to an uncanny ability to make friends and find mentors.
5
Nikki Grimes
It seemed uncanny that words, spread across a page just so, had the power to transport me to another time or place. But they could.
6
David Hanson
I have found in experiments, people become used to the robots. The less startling they become, the more commonplace they get. If these robots do become commonplace, then that uncanny effect will go away.
7
Cynthia Ozick
My first encounter with James was when I was seventeen. My brother brought home from the public library a science fiction anthology, which included 'The Beast in the Jungle.' It swept me away. I had a strange, somewhat uncanny feeling that it was the story of my life.
8
Itzhak Perlman
There are people who are uncanny, who are finished products at a young age. I wasn't, thank God.
9
Ron Reagan
I could share an hour of warm camaraderie with Dad, then once I'd walked out the door, get the uncanny feeling I'd disappeared into the wings of his mind's stage, like a character no longer necessary to the ongoing story line.
10
Ransom Riggs
Every snapshot collector has obsessions. Some only collect photos of cars. Others like World War II, or babies, or old-timey girls in old-timey swimsuits. I happen to collect the weird stuff: photos that make the hair on the back of your neck stand up a little. The uncanny.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNCANNY»

Discover the use of uncanny in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to uncanny and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Uncanny
Can your dog fly? Could a tattoo run away? Whats it like inside a dead whale? 10 yrs+
Paul Jennings, 1999
2
The Uncanny
The uncanny is an important concept for contemporary thinking and debate across a range of disciplines and discourses, including literature, film, architecture, cultural studies, philosophy, psychoanalysis, and queer theory.
Nicholas Royle, 2003
3
The Architectural Uncanny: Essays in the Modern Unhomely
He interprets the unsettling qualities of today's architecture - itsfragmented neo-constructivist forms reminiscent of dismembered bodies, its "seeing walls"replicating the passive gaze of domestic cyborgs, its historical monuments ...
Anthony Vidler, 1994
4
Uncanny Australia: Sacredness and Identity in a Postcolonial ...
In Uncanny Australia Gelder and Jacobs show how Aboriginal claims for sacredness radiate out to affect the fortunes, and misfortunes, of the modern nation.
Ken Gelder, Jane Margaret Jacobs, 1998
5
The Uncanny
What of his tendency to surround himself with handsome young boys that he took on as his pupils? Intriguing, thought-provoking and often contentious, this volume contains some of Freud's best writing.
Sigmund Freud, 2003
6
Discussing the 'uncanny' from Sigmund Freud's Essay ...
Essay from the year 2005 in the subject Art - Art Theory, General, grade: 59 out of 80, University of Essex, 11 entries in the bibliography, language: English, comment: This is an examination about sigmund freud's theory of the "uncanny" ...
Nadine Beck, 2007
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Uncanny Bodies: The Coming of Sound Film and the Origins of ...
"Uncanny Bodies "argues that the coming of sound inspired more in these massively influential horror movies than screams, creaking doors, and howling wolves.
Robert Spadoni, 2007
8
Uncanny Stories
In her Uncanny Stories (1923), Sinclair combines the traditional ghost story with the discoveries of Freud and Einstein. The stories shock, enthral, delight and unsettle.
May Sinclair, 2006
9
Uncanny Modernity: Cultural Theories, Modern Anxieties
This title examines and interrogates the concept of the 'uncanny', and the cultural contexts which allow such experiences of disorientation and alienation.
Jo Collins, John Jervis, 2008
10
Uncanny Networks: Dialogues with the Virtual Intelligentsia
Geert Lovink interviews an international group of artists, critics, and theorists on aesthetic, cultural, and political aspects of new media.
Geert Lovink, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNCANNY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term uncanny is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mummy blogger Uncanny Annie is clearly fed up with people's …
So blooger Uncanny Annie, aka Annie Nolan, drew up some signs to put on her daughters' pram to answer those questions. But she chickened out at the last ... «Metro, Jul 15»
2
'Uncanny Inhumans' joined by Beast, Human Torch in Marvel 'All …
LOS ANGELES — Obsessing over royal families isn't just for British monarchs and Game of Thrones anymore. Make way for "Uncanny Inhumans," who'll play a ... «Mashable, Jun 15»
3
Taylor Swift has an uncanny capacity to unite: she should run for …
What should Swift do with this uncanny capacity to unite? Run for president. A 2016 run would pose some constitutional barriers (over which even her lengthy ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»
4
Marvel just reconfigured Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver's parentage …
UNCANNY AVENGERS #4 just changed the game again. ... You can read the entire preview for UNCANNY AVENGERS #4 over at ComicVine.com! Follow Us ... «HitFix, May 15»
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The uncanny evolution of Invisible Boyfriend, the site where money …
But it's also allowed me to watch the uncanny transformation of an already uncanny service. “At the beginning, a lot of people were trying to break the service, ... «Washington Post, Apr 15»
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Uncanny Inhumans #0 Review
In many ways, Uncanny Inhumans #0 is similar to the one-shot issue Inhumanity #1. While this issue is ostensibly paving the way for the ongoing Uncanny ... «IGN, Mar 15»
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Human Torch to Join the Uncanny Inhumans
In a teaser image for the upcoming Uncanny Inhumans comic book, it was revealed that Johnny Storm -- aka the Human Torch of the Fantastic Four -- will be ... «IGN, Mar 15»
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EXCLUSIVE: Bendis Announces "X-Men" Departure with "Uncanny
Then, in the debut issue of the latest volume of "Uncanny X-Men," he turned the mutant team's world upside down once again with the introduction of the grown ... «Comic Book Resources, Feb 15»
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Is There Something Uncanny About Machines That Can Think?
Thinking machines are consistently in the news these days, and often a topic of discussion here at 13.7. Last week, Alva Noë came out as a singularity skeptic, ... «NPR, Jan 15»
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Uncanny Inhumans #0 cover by Steve McNiven
It looks like another group of Marvel characters are getting “Uncanny”: the Inhumans. On Tuesday, news broke that Marvel is launching Uncanny Inhumans, ... «Newsarama, Jan 15»

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