Uncommon

//ʌnˈkɒmən// adj, adv

adj, adv ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Rare; not readily found; unusual.

    "Bald eagles are an uncommon sighting in this state."

  2. 2
    Remarkable; exceptional.

    "The diamond was of uncommon size"

Adjective
  1. 1
    not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind wordnet
  2. 2
    marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind wordnet
Adverb
  1. 1
    Exceedingly, exceptionally. UK, archaic, dialectal, not-comparable

    "‘Is Suffolk your county, sir?’ asked William. ‘Yes,’ I said, with some importance. ‘Suffolk’s my county.’ ‘I’m told the dumplings is uncommon fine down there,’ said William."

Synonyms

All synonyms
exceptionalextraordinaryrareunusualunwontedseld

Example

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"A six-figure income is not uncommon for physicians."

Etymology

From un- + common.

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