ADJECTIVE | all | uncanny, eldritch, weird, unearthly | suggesting the operation of supernatural influences |
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all | uncanny, preternatural | surpassing the ordinary or normal |
Sounds | ahnkae'niy | |
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Rhymes | abalone ... Zuni: 221 rhymes with niy... |
Meaning | Suggesting the operation of supernatural influences. | |
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Example | "stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures"- John Galsworthy | |
Synonyms | eldritch, weird, unearthly | |
Broader | supernatural | not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws |
Spanish | extravagante, fantástico, misterioso, sobrenatural | |
Catalan | fantàstic, misteriós, sobrenatural | |
Adverbs | uncannily | in an uncanny manner |
Meaning | Surpassing the ordinary or normal. | |
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Example | "his uncanny sense of direction" | |
Synonym | preternatural | |
Broader | extraordinary | Beyond what is ordinary or usual / usual |
Spanish | preternatural |
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