uncommon

Adjective

• Not common; rare or unusual.
• 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"

Adjective Satellite

• marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind; -J.R.Lowell
  • "an uncommon sense of humor"
  • "she was kind to an uncommon degree"

Adj

• Rare; not readily found; unusual.
• Remarkable; exceptional.

Adv

• Exceedingly, exceptionally.

Examples

• Bald eagles are an uncommon sighting in this state.
• Finding an UNCOMMON word like ’QUIXOTIC’ is a sure way to rack up points.
• The diamond was of uncommon size

Synonyms

rare, infrequent, raresome, scarce

Antonyms

common

Related Words

uncommonly, uncommonness

Anagrams of uncommon