Meanings
plural uncanninesses
- uncountableusuallyThe state or condition of being uncanny.
For decades, humankind steeled itself for the rise of thinking machines. As we marveled at their ability to beat chess champions and predict protein structures, we also recoiled from their inherent uncanniness, not to mention the threats to our sense of humanity.
2025 December 11, Charlie Campbell, Andrew R. Chow and Billy Perrigo, “The Architects of AI Are TIME’s 2025 Person of the Year”, in TimeSynonyms: eeriness, eerieness, spookiness, weirdness
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state or condition of being uncanny.
Origin
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uncanniness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncanniness
“uncanniness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncanniness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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