| Meaning | not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind. |
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| 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"
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| Attribute of | commonness, commonplaceness, everydayness | ordinariness as a consequence of being frequent and commonplace |
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| Narrower | especial, exceptional, particular, special | Surpassing what is common or usual or expected |
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| 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 |
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| unusual | not usual or common or ordinary |
| Opposite | common | Having no special distinction or quality |
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| Spanish | inusual, raro, singular |
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| Catalan | inusual, singular |
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| Nouns | uncommonness | extraordinariness as a consequence of being rare and seldom encountered |
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| Adverbs | uncommonly | exceptionally |
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