as in mysteriousness
the quality or state of being impossible to know, understand, or explain
a sly smile only added to the uncanniness of her cryptic response to my innocent question
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That intrigue and mysteriousness still rest in the canyon walls today.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
13 Sep. 2025
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While these songs might appear to be somewhat straightforward EBM that wear their politics on their latex sleeve, there’s a level of ambiguity at work that moves Kissing Luck Goodbye past its own bromides and into deeper artistic territory.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
16 Apr. 2026
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But that ambiguity only sharpens the point.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Uncanniness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncanniness. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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