Adjective: uncommon ,ún'kó-mun- 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" - Marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind
"an uncommon sense of humour"; "she was kind to an uncommon degree"; - rare Adverb: uncommon ,ún'kó-mun Usage: archaic
- To a remarkable degree or extent
- unusually, remarkably, unco [UK, dialect], notably
See also: commonness, commonplaceness, especial, everydayness, exceptional, extraordinary, particular, rare, red carpet, red-carpet, special, unusual, unwonted Antonym: common Encyclopedia: Uncommon |