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unearthly

un·earth·ly

unearthly

 
pronunciation:
uhn uhrth li
features:
Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: not of this world; otherworldly; supernatural.
synonyms:
otherworldly, preternatural, supernatural
similar words:
eerie, ethereal, extramundane, immaterial, incorporeal, occult, paranormal, spectral, spiritual, supernal, transcendental
definition 2: weird and frightening; unnatural.
synonyms:
eerie, spooky, weird
similar words:
creepy, ghastly, ghostly, gruesome, macabre, mysterious, spectral, uncanny, unnatural, unwholesome
definition 3: unaccustomed and absurd; peculiar.
synonyms:
peculiar, preposterous
antonyms:
normal
similar words:
absurd, outrageous, remarkable, ungodly, unheard-of, unreasonable, unusual
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (adj.)unearthly above, almost, altogether, suddenly
(adj.)unearthly + noun beast, beauty, being, burden, calm, chorus, color, creature, cry, dance, darkness, delight, dimension, ear, echo, glow, green, halo, heat, hollow, hour, howl, hue, light, moan, music, nighttime, noise, origin, pain, painting, pattern, quality, roar, sand, scene, scream, ship, shriek, silence, site, skin, smell, sort, sound, stillness, tone, tower, tree, variety, view, voice, wail, wave, wind [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivation: unearthliness (n.)