uncommon

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adjective

1. not common or ordinarily encountered;
unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind (Freq. 4)
- uncommon birds
- frost and floods are uncommon during these months
- doing an uncommon amount of business
- an uncommon liking for money
- he owed his greatest debt to his mother's uncommon character and ability
• Ant:
common
• Similar to:
especial, exceptional, particular, special, rare,
red carpet, red-carpet, unusual, unwonted
• See Also:
extraordinary, unusual
• Derivationally related forms:
uncommonness
• Attrubites:
commonness, commonplaceness, everydayness
2. marked by an uncommon quality;
especially superlative or extreme of its kind
- "what is so rare as a day in June"-J.R.Lowell
- a rare skill
- an uncommon sense of humor
- she was kind to an uncommon degree
• Syn:
rare
• Similar to:
extraordinary
• Derivationally related forms:
uncommonness, rarity (for: rare)