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uncommon

[ uhn-kom-uhn ]

/ ʌnˈkɒm ən /

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adjective, un·com·mon·er, un·com·mon·est.

not common; unusual; rare: an uncommon word.

unusual in amount or degree; above the ordinary: an uncommon amount of mail.

exceptional; remarkable.

Origin of uncommon

First recorded in 1540–50; un-¹ + common

SYNONYMS FOR uncommon

1 scarce, infrequent; odd, singular, strange, peculiar, queer.

2 extraordinary.

3 outstanding.

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OTHER WORDS FROM uncommon

un·com·mon·ness, noun

Words nearby uncommon

uncollected, uncollectible, uncomfortable, uncommercial, uncommitted, uncommon, uncommonly, uncommunicable, uncommunicative, uncompensated alkalosis, uncompetitive

Example sentences from the Web for uncommon

Though tissues are present and tears are not uncommon, the Dinner Parties are distinctly not grief counseling or group therapy.

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These negotiations are not uncommon on junketed studio films.

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Although often this is considered proof positive of guilt at trial, it is not an uncommon occurrence in false confessions.

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Love poems between aristocratic women were not uncommon at the time, as long as they stayed safely on the side of friendship.

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Compulsive writing, or hypergraphia, is a well-known, if uncommon, symptom of temporal lobe epilepsy.

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That was a time of uncommon interest and excitement to the entire Nez Percé hunting village.

Two Arrows |William O. Stoddard
A hummingbird or two was not an uncommon sight along the trail at any time, but now we began to notice an increase in numbers.

Jungle Peace |William Beebe
In all cases it is not uncommon to have a partial recovery followed by relapse when the animal becomes excited from any cause.

Special Report on Diseases of the Horse |United States Department of Agriculture
All prejudices gave way before his uncommon intelligence, well-tried virtues, and courteous dignity of manner.

The Freedmen's Book |Lydia Maria Child
Such friendships are not uncommon nowadays—among easy-going, liberal-minded people.

The New Machiavelli |Herbert George Wells

British Dictionary definitions for uncommon

uncommon

/ (ʌnˈkɒmən) /

adjective

outside or beyond normal experience, conditions, etc; unusual

in excess of what is normal an uncommon liking for honey

adverb

an archaic word for uncommonly (def. 2)

Derived forms of uncommon

uncommonness, noun