Uncanny
adjSynonymAntonymSSC PYQ × 5/ənkˈæniː/ · अनकैनी
Strange and difficult to explain
Strange or mysterious; difficult or impossible to explain
रहस्यमय ढंग से अजीब
She has an uncanny memory for names.
There was an uncanny silence in the corridor.
Daily use: Uski memory uncanny hai.
Canny में पुराना 'जानना' वाला भाव है। Un लगाइए तो ऐसी चीज़ जिसे समझा या समझाया न जा सके, रहस्यमय रूप से अजीब। Uncanny resemblance इतनी मिलती-जुलती शक्ल कि अजीब लगे।
CANNY comes from the old idea of 'knowing'. Add UN, and you get something you cannot know or explain, strange in a mysterious way. An uncanny resemblance is so close that it feels unreal.
Synonym mysterious, eerie, weird, enigmatic और arcane हैं; ordinary और normal antonym हैं। 'Uncanny resemblance' और 'uncanny ability' आम collocation हैं।
Synonyms are mysterious, eerie, weird, enigmatic and arcane; ordinary and normal are antonyms. 'Uncanny resemblance' and 'uncanny ability' are common collocations.