Uncommonness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state or quality of being uncommon; rarity. countable, uncountable

    "The uncommonness of the gem is what gives it its value."

  2. 2
    extraordinariness as a consequence of being rare and seldom encountered wordnet
  3. 3
    extraordinariness as a consequence of being marked by an uncommon or superlative quality wordnet

Synonyms

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infrequencyabnormalitydearthgreennessimmaturitylateness

Example

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"The uncommonness of the gem is what gives it its value."

Etymology

From uncommon + -ness.

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