HyperDic: uncommon

English > 2 senses of the word *uncommon*:
ADJECTIVE	all	uncommon	not common or ordinarily encountered
ADJECTIVE	all	uncommon, rare	marked by an uncommon quality

uncommon > pronunciation
Sounds	ahnkaa'mahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *uncommon*: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind.
Examples	"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"
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
See also	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

English > *uncommon*: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme / extreme of its kind.
Examples	"an uncommon sense of humor" "she was kind to an uncommon degree"
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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