uncanny If something is uncanny, it is so mysterious, strange, or unfamiliar that it seems supernatural. If you hear strange music echoing through your attic, you might refer to it as positively uncanny. You can also use uncanny to refer to something that is so remarkable that it is beyond what is natural: as in uncanny abilities. This adjective was formed in English from the prefix un-not and canny fortunate, safe. The current meaning of English canny is careful and clever, especially in handling money.
Some people falsely attribute the prominent red nose to excessive alcohol intake, and this stigma can cause embarrassment to those with rosacea. Rosacea may affect the eyes. Not everyone with rosacea has eye problems. A complication of advanced rosacea, known as ocular rosacea, affects the eyes. About half of all people with rosacea report feeling burning, dryness, and irritation of the tissue lining of the eyes (conjunctivitis). These individuals may also experience redness of the eyelids and light sensitivity.
Rosacea blood vessels expand (dilate) when exposed to ordinary substances that normal blood vessels do not respond to. 1  Rosacea blood vessels can expand wider than normal blood vessels. 2  Rosacea blood vessels can continue to dilate for abnormally long periods of time.