'Uncommon' definitions:
Definition of 'uncommon'
(from WordNet)
adjective
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" [ant: common]
adjective
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" [syn: rare, uncommon]
Definition of 'Uncommon'
From: GCIDE
- Uncommon \Un*com"mon\, a. Not common; unusual; infrequent; rare; hence, remarkable; strange; as, an uncommon season; an uncommon degree of cold or heat; uncommon courage. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Rare; scarce; infrequent; unwonted. [1913 Webster] -- {Un*com"mon*ly}, adv. -- {Un*com"mon*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'uncommon'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- almost unheard-of,
- appalling,
- astonishing,
- at a premium,
- breakaway,
- conspicuous,
- different,
- egregious,
- exceptional,
- extraordinary,
- extremely,
- fabulous,
- fantastic,
- few,
- formidable,
- in short supply,
- incredible,
- infrequent,
- marked,
- marvelous,
- notable,
- noteworthy,
- noticeable,
- novel,
- occasional,
- of mark,
- offbeat,
- original,
- out of print,
- out of season,
- out of stock,
- outstanding,
- rare,
- rarely,
- recherche,
- remarkable,
- scanty,
- scarce,
- seldom,
- seldom met with,
- seldom seen,
- signal,
- singular,
- slow,
- sparse,
- sporadic,
- strange,
- striking,
- sui generis,
- superior,
- uncommonly,
- uncustomary,
- undreamed-of,
- unexpected,
- unfamiliar,
- unfrequent,
- unheard-of,
- unimaginable,
- unique,
- unordinary,
- unthinkable,
- unthought-of,
- unusual,
- unusually,
- unwonted,
- wonderful