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uncommon
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un·com·mon  (n-kmn)
adj. un·com·mon·er, un·com·mon·est
1. Not common; rare.
2. Wonderful; remarkable.

un·common·ly adv.
un·common·ness n.

uncommon [ʌnˈkɒmən]
adj
1. outside or beyond normal experience, conditions, etc.; unusual
2. in excess of what is normal an uncommon liking for honey
adv
an archaic word for uncommonly [2]
uncommonness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.uncommonuncommon - not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind; "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"
unusual - not usual or common or ordinary; "a scene of unusual beauty"; "a man of unusual ability"; "cruel and unusual punishment"; "an unusual meteorite"
extraordinary - beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature"
common - having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual; "the common man"; "a common sailor"; "the common cold"; "a common nuisance"; "followed common procedure"; "it is common knowledge that she lives alone"; "the common housefly"; "a common brand of soap"
2.uncommonuncommon - 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"
extraordinary - beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature"

uncommon
Translations
uncommon [ʌnˈkɒmən]
A. ADJ
1. (= unusual) → poco común, nada frecuente
2. (= outstanding) → insólito, extraordinario
B. ADV (o.f.) → sumamente, extraordinariamente

uncommon [ʌnˈkɒmən] adj
(= rare) → rare, peu commun(e)
to be not uncommon → n'être pas rare
Frost and snow are not uncommon during these months → Gelées et neige ne sont pas rares durant ces mois-là.
(= great) [beauty, ability, interest] → peu commun(e), hors du commun

uncommon
adj
(= unusual)ungewöhnlich; it is not uncommon for her to be latees ist nichts Ungewöhnliches, dass sie zu spät kommt; a not uncommon occurrenceeine häufige Erscheinung; a not uncommon problem/sightein nicht ganz ungewöhnliches Problem/ungewöhnlicher Anblick
(= outstanding)außergewöhnlich

uncommon [ʌnˈkɒmən] adj
a. (unusual) → insolito/a; (rare) → non comune, raro/a
it's not uncommon that → non è raro che + sub
b. (outstanding) → fuori dal comune

uncommon [ʌnˈkɒmən] adj
a. (unusual) → insolito/a; (rare) → non comune, raro/a
it's not uncommon that → non è raro che + sub
b. (outstanding) → fuori dal comune

uncommon
adj uncommon [anˈkomən]
rare; unusual This type of animal is becoming very uncommon. ongewoon, raar غَيْر مألوف، غَيْر شائِع необикновен vzácný ualmindelig ungewöhnlich σπάνιος, ασυνήθιστος raro, poco común ebatavaline, haruldane نادر harvinainen rare לא רָגִיל, לא שָׁכִיחַ असामान्य rijedak, neobičan ritka sjaldgæfur, óvenjulegur raro 珍らしい (보기) 드문 retas, neįprastas rets; neparasts tdk biasa zeldzaam uvanlig niezwykły, rzadki raro neobişnuit редкий vzácny, nezvyčajný redek neuobičajen ovanlig ที่พบได้น้อย ender, alışılmamış 罕見的,不尋常的 незвичний, рідкісний نادر، غير معمولي bất thường, hiếm thấy
adv unˈcommonly
very; unusually an uncommonly clever person. baie, aardig إلى دَرَجَةٍ غَيْر عادِيَّه необикновено neobvykle ualmindeligt ungewöhnlich ασυνήθιστα, εξαιρετικά raramente haruldaselt بطور نادر harvinaisen singulièrement בְּאוֹפֶן בִּלתִי רָגִיל असामान्य रूप से rijetko, neobično rendkívül(ien) óvenjulega, sérstaklega straordinariamente 珍らしく 드물게 nepaprastai ļoti; neparasti yg tdk biasa bijzonder ualminnelig, usedvanlig niezwykle extraordinariamente neobişnuit необычайно nezvyčajne nenavadno neuobičajeno ovanligt อย่างแปลก ๆ olağanüstü/fevkalâde bir şekilde 罕見地,不尋常地 незвичайно, надзвичайно غير معمولي طور پر bất thường, hiếm thấy


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