ADJECTIVE | all | uncommon | not common or ordinarily encountered |
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all | uncommon, rare | marked by an uncommon quality |
Sounds | ahnkaa'mahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind. | |
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Attribute of | commonness, commonplaceness, everydayness | ordinariness as a consequence of being frequent and commonplace |
Narrower | especial, exceptional, particular, special | Surpassing what is common or usual or expected |
rare | not widely known | |
red carpet, red-carpet | Special treatment or hospitality | |
unusual | not commonly encountered | |
unwonted | Out of the ordinary | |
See also | extraordinary | Beyond what is ordinary or usual / usual |
unusual | not usual or common or ordinary | |
Opposite | common | Having no special distinction or quality |
Spanish | inusual, raro, singular | |
Catalan | inusual, singular | |
Nouns | uncommonness | extraordinariness as a consequence of being rare and seldom encountered |
Adverbs | uncommonly | exceptionally |
Meaning | marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme / extreme of its kind. | |
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Synonym | rare | |
Broader | extraordinary | Beyond what is ordinary or usual / usual |
Spanish | escaso, raro | |
Catalan | rar | |
Nouns | uncommonness | extraordinariness as a consequence of being marked by an uncommon or superlative quality |
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