uncanny

Words with a similar base: uncanny

'uncanny'

[eldritch.s.01] as in: suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; ; ; - John Galsworthy; ; - Henry Kingsley

Examples:
an eldritch screech
the three weird sisters
stumps...had

uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures
an unearthly light
he could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din

'uncanny'

[preternatural.s.01] as in: surpassing the ordinary or normal; - George Will

Examples:
Beyond his preternatural affability there is some acid and some steel
his uncanny sense of direction

Origins

					uncanny (English)
├── canny (English)
└── un- (English)
    ├── on- (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   ├── on- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    │   └── ond- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    ├── un- (Middle English (1100-1500))
    │   └── un- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
    └── unus (Latin)
        └── oinos (Latin)

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