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uncannyness

uncannyness is the alternative form of uncanniness.

Meaning of uncanniness

Noun

uncanniness (usually uncountable, plural uncanninesses)

  1. (usually) The 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 Time

Origin of uncannyness

From uncanny + -ness.

Questions about uncannyness

What is uncannyness the alternative form of?
Uncannyness is the alternative form of uncanniness.

Words near uncannyness in the dictionary

  1. uncanninesses
  2. uncanning
  3. uncanny
  4. uncanny valley
  5. uncanny valleys
  6. uncannyness
  7. uncanonic
  8. uncanonical
  9. uncanonicalized
  10. uncanonically
  11. uncanonicalness

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