Remarkable vs. Uncanny — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Remarkable and Uncanny
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Remarkable
Attracting or worthy of notice, especially for being unusual or extraordinary
A remarkable movie that held my interest.
Uncanny
The uncanny is the psychological experience of something as strangely familiar, rather than simply mysterious. It may describe incidents where a familiar thing or event is encountered in an unsettling, eerie, or taboo context.Ernst Jentsch set out the concept of the uncanny later elaborated on by Sigmund Freud in his 1919 essay Das Unheimliche, which explores the eeriness of dolls and waxworks.
Remarkable
Worthy of remark; notable.
Uncanny
Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way
An uncanny feeling that she was being watched
Remarkable
Uncommon; unusual
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Uncanny
Mysterious or impossible to explain, especially when causing uneasiness or astonishment.
Remarkable
Worthy of being remarked or noticed; noticeable; conspicuous; hence, uncommon; extraordinary.
'T is remarkable, that theyTalk most who have the least to say.
There is nothing left remarlableBeneath the visiting moon.
Uncanny
Strange, and mysteriously unsettling (as if supernatural); weird.
He bore an uncanny resemblance to the dead sailor.
Remarkable
Unusual or striking;
A remarkable sight
Such poise is singular in one so young
Uncanny
Careless.
Remarkable
Worthy of notice;
A noteworthy fact is that her students rarely complain
A remarkable achievement
Uncanny
Something that is simultaneously familiar and strange, typically leading to feelings of discomfort.
Uncanny
Not canny; unsafe; strange; weird; ghostly.
Uncanny
Suggesting the operation of supernatural influences;
An eldritch screech
The three weird sisters
Stumps...had uncanny shapes as of monstrous creatures
An unearthly light
He could hear the unearthly scream of some curlew piercing the din
Uncanny
Beyond what is natural;
His uncanny sense of direction
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