Weird and
eerie are synonyms of
uncanny, but there are subtle differences in the meanings of the three words.
Weird may be used to describe something that is generally strange or out of the ordinary.
Eerie suggests an uneasy or fearful consciousness that some kind of mysterious and malign powers are at work, while
uncanny, which debuted in the 18th century, implies disquieting strangeness or mysteriousness. English also has a word
canny, but
canny and
uncanny should not be interpreted as opposites.
Canny,
which first appeared in English in the 16th century, means "clever,"
"shrewd," or "prudent," as in "a canny lawyer" or "a canny investment."
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