Adjective / Adverb
unheimlich
Pronunciation: /ˈʊnˌhaɪ̯m.lɪç/
uncanny, creepy, eerie (causing fearful discomfort)
B1
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Meanings
Adjective
- uncanny, creepy, eerie (causing fearful discomfort)
- incredible, massive (very large in scope, amount or ambition)
Adverb
- extremely, incredibly; a strong intensifier
Example sentence
Nachts ist der Wald unheimlich.
At night the forest is eerie.
Usage
- eine unheimliche Stimmung — an eerie or creepy atmosphere
- unheimlich gut — colloquial: incredibly good; an intensifying use
Aus dem leeren Haus kam ein unheimliches Geräusch.
An eerie noise came from the empty house.