uncanniness.

1. An unsettling strangeness that resists an ordinary explanation.

2. An extraordinary accuracy or effectiveness that seems almost impossible to explain.

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Words that belong together

• a sense of uncanniness
• the uncanniness of a resemblance

On the page

The uncanniness lay not in the figure's face but in its exact imitation of her posture.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror / gothic. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, atmosphere. Commonness: moderately common.