Definition of 'uncommon'
1. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
If you describe a quality, usually a good quality, as uncommon, you mean that it is unusually great in degree or amount.
[literary]
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uncommon in British English
adjective
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adverb
3. an archaic word for uncommonly (sense 2)
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uncommonness (unˈcommonness) noun
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uncommon in American English
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uncommonly (unˈcommonly)
adverb
uncommonness (unˈcommonness)
noun
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uncommon in American English
(ʌnˈkɑmən)
adjectiveWord forms: -er, -est
SYNONYMS 1. scarce, infrequent; odd, singular, strange, peculiar, queer. 2. extraordinary. 3. outstanding.1.
not common; unusual; rare
an uncommon word
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uncommonness noun
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ADJECTIVE /ʌnˈkɒmən/
If you describe something as uncommon, you mean that it does not happen often or is not often seen.
This type of cancer in young women is uncommon.
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