Meaning | The quality of being extraordinary and not commonly encountered. |
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Narrower | uncommonness | extraordinariness as a consequence of being rare and seldom encountered |
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uncommonness | extraordinariness as a consequence of being marked by an uncommon or superlative quality |
unexpectedness, surprisingness | extraordinariness by virtue of being unexpected |
Broader | quality | An essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone |
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Opposite | ordinariness, mundaneness, mundanity | The quality of being commonplace and ordinary |
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Spanish | excepcionalidad |
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Catalan | excepcionalitat |
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Adjectives | extraordinary | beyond what is ordinary or usual / usual |
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extraordinary | far more than usual / usual or expected |