uncommon

[ uhn-kom-uhn ]
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adjective,un·com·mon·er, un·com·mon·est.
  1. not common; unusual; rare: an uncommon word.

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

  1. exceptional; remarkable.

Origin of uncommon

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

Other words for uncommon

Other words from uncommon

  • un·com·mon·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for uncommon

uncommon

/ (ʌnˈkɒmən) /


adjective
  1. outside or beyond normal experience, conditions, etc; unusual

  2. in excess of what is normal: an uncommon liking for honey

adverb
  1. an archaic word for uncommonly (def. 2)

Derived forms of uncommon

  • uncommonness, noun

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