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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
Adjective
1. not happening or encountered often
2. in excess of what is normal: an uncommon amount of powder
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
adjective 1. rare, unusual, odd, novel, strange, bizarre, curious, peculiar, unfamiliar, scarce, queer, singular, few and far between, out of the ordinary, infrequent, thin on the ground << OPPOSITE common
Translations

uncommon [ʌnˈkɔmən] adjpoco común, raro
uncommon [ʌnˈkɔmən] adjrare, singulier/ière, peu commun(e)
uncommon [ʌnˈkɔmən] adjungewöhnlich
uncommon [ʌnˈkɔmən] adjraro/a, insolito/a , non comune

uncommon
adj uncommon [anˈkomən]
rare; unusual This type of animal is becoming very uncommon.ongewoon, raarغَيْر مألوف، غَيْر شائِعнеобикновенvzácnýualmindeligungewöhnlichσπάνιος, ασυνήθιστοςraro, poco comúnebatavaline, haruldaneنادرharvinainenrareלא רָגִיל, לא שָׁכִיחַअसामान्यrijedak, neobičanritkasjaldgæfur, óvenjulegurraro珍らしいretas, neįprastasrets; neparaststdk biasazeldzaamuvanligniezwykły, rzadkiraroneobişnuitредкийvzácny, nezvyčajnýredekneuobičajenovanligที่พบได้น้อยender, alışılmamış罕見的незвичний, рідкіснийنادر، غير معموليbất thường, hiếm thấy
adv unˈcommonly
very; unusually an uncommonly clever person.baie, aardigإلى دَرَجَةٍ غَيْر عادِيَّهнеобикновеноneobvykleualmindeligtungewöhnlichασυνήθιστα, εξαιρετικάraramenteharuldaseltبطور نادرharvinaisensingulièrementבְּאוֹפֶן בִּלתִי רָגִילअसामान्य रूप सेrijetko, neobičnorendkívül(ien)óvenjulega, sérstaklegastraordinariamente珍らしくnepaprastaiļoti; neparastiyg tdk biasabijzonderualminnelig, usedvanligniezwykleextraordinariamenteneobişnuitнеобычайноnezvyčajnenenavadnoneuobičajenoovanligtอย่างแปลก ๆolağanüstü/fevkalâde bir şekilde罕見地незвичайно, надзвичайноغير معمولي طور پرbất thường, hiếm thấy

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