uncommon

uncommon

English

Etymology

un- +‎ common

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʌnˈkɒmən/
• Rhymes: -ɒmən

Adjective

uncommon (comparative uncommoner, superlative uncommonest)

1. Rare; not readily found; unusual.

   Bald eagles are an uncommon sighting in this state

2. Remarkable; exceptional.

   The diamond was of uncommon size

Translations

rare; not readily found; unusual

Dutch: zeldzaam (nl) Esperanto: nekomuna Finnish: harvinainen (fi), epätavallinen (fi) Irish: éagsúlach Japanese: 珍しい (ja) (mezurashii) Maori: haraki, waraki

Portuguese: incomum (pt) Romanian: rar (ro), necomun Russian: необы́чный (ru) (neobýčnyj) Spanish: raro (es), poco común, extraño (es) Swedish: rar (archaic), sällsynt (sv), ovanlig (sv) Welsh: anghyffredin (cy)

remarkable; exceptional

Dutch: uitzonderlijk (nl), exceptioneel (nl) Finnish: poikkeuksellinen (fi) Japanese: 非凡な (ja) (hibon na), 特異な (ja) (tokui na)

Portuguese: incomum (pt), excepcional (pt) Spanish: excepcional (es), extraordinario (es) Swedish: remarkabel (sv), exceptionell (sv)

Adverb

uncommon (not comparable)

1. (archaic, Britain, dialectal) Exceedingly, exceptionally.
   • 1861, George Eliot, Silas Marner, London: Penguin Books, published 1967, page 159:

     'The Squire's pretty springe, considering his weight,' said Mr Macey, 'and he stamps uncommon well.'

Related terms

• uncommonly
• uncommonness