uncommon

un·com·mon

 (ŭn-kŏm′ən)

adj. un·com·mon·er, un·com·mon·est

1. Not common; rare.

2. Wonderful; remarkable.

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un·com′mon·ly adv.

un·com′mon·ness n.

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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 uncommonly²

unˈcommonness n

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un•com•mon

(ʌnˈkɒm ən)

adj. , -er, -est.

1. not common; unusual; rare.

2. more than the usual in amount or degree.

3. exceptional.

[1540–50]

un•com′mon•ly, adv.

un•com′mon•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	uncommon - 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.	uncommon - 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" rare 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"

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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 Cancer of the breast in young women is uncommon.
rare common, regular, usual, familiar, routine, frequent

2. extraordinary, rare, remarkable, special, outstanding, superior, distinctive, exceptional, unprecedented, notable, singular, unparalleled, noteworthy, inimitable, incomparable Both are blessed with an uncommon ability to fix things.
extraordinary average, ordinary, everyday, commonplace, mundane, banal, run-of-the-mill, humdrum

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uncommon

adjective

1. Rarely occurring or appearing:

infrequent, occasional, rare, scarce, sporadic, unusual.

Idiom: few and far between.

2. Far beyond what is usual, normal, or customary:

exceptional, extraordinary, magnificent, outstanding, preeminent, rare, remarkable, singular, towering, unusual.

Informal: standout.

Slang: awesome, out of sight.

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Translations

غَيْر مألوف، غَيْر شائِع

vzácný

ualmindelig

ungewöhnlich

raropoco común

rare

sjaldgæfur, óvenjulegur

insolito

neparastsrets

redek

alışılmamışender

不寻常的罕见的

uncommon

[ʌnˈkɒmən]

A. ADJ

1. (= unusual) → poco común, nada frecuente

2. (= outstanding) → insólito, extraordinario

B. ADV (o.f.) → sumamente, extraordinariamente

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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

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uncommon

adj

(= unusual) → ungewöhnlich; it is not uncommon for her to be late → es ist nichts Ungewöhnliches, dass sie zu spät kommt; a not uncommon occurrence → eine häufige Erscheinung; a not uncommon problem/sight → ein nicht ganz ungewöhnliches Problem/ungewöhnlicher Anblick

(= outstanding) → außergewöhnlich

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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

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uncommon

(anˈkomən) adjective

rare; unusual. This type of animal is becoming very uncommon. ongewoon, raar غَيْر مألوف، غَيْر شائِع необикновен incomum vzácný ungewöhnlich ualmindelig σπάνιος, ασυνήθιστοςraro, poco común ebatavaline, haruldane نادر epätavallinen rare לא רָגִיל, לא שָׁכִיחַ असामान्य rijedak, neobičan ritka langka sjaldgæfur, óvenjulegur raro 珍らしい (보기) 드문 retas, neįprastas rets; neparasts tdk biasa zeldzaamuvanligniezwykły, rzadki كله كله، كله نا كله: لږ مو ندونى (نادر): غير معمول 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 罕见的，不寻常的

unˈcommonly adverb

very; unusually. an uncommonly clever person. baie, aardig إلى دَرَجَةٍ غَيْر عادِيَّه необикновено incomumente neobvykle ungewöhnlich ualmindeligt ασυνήθιστα, εξαιρετικάraramente haruldaselt بطور نادر epätavallisen singulièrement בְּאוֹפֶן בִּלתִי רָגִיל असामान्य रूप से rijetko, neobično rendkívül(ien) luar biasa óvenjulega, sérstaklega straordinariamente 珍らしく 드물게 nepaprastai ļoti; neparasti yg tdk biasa bijzonder ualminnelig, usedvanligniezwykle په غير عادي ډول extraordinariamente neobişnuit необычайно nezvyčajne nenavadno neuobičajeno ovanligt อย่างมาก olağanüstü/fevkalâde bir şekilde 罕見地，不尋常地 незвичайно, надзвичайно غير معمولي طور پر bất thường, hiếm thấy 罕见地，不寻常地

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uncommon

a. poco común, excepcional; raro-a, extraño-a.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

uncommon

adj poco común

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