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uncommon

  • /ʌnˈkɒmən/

Rhymes with -ɒmən

adjective more uncommon · uncommoner · most uncommon · 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

Similar: infrequent, raresome, scarce

adverb

  1. UK, archaic, dialectal, not comparable Exceedingly, exceptionally. ‘Is Suffolk your county, sir?’ asked William. ‘Yes,’ I said, with some importance. ‘Suffolk’s my county.’ ‘I’m told the dumplings is uncommon fine down there,’ said William.

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adjective

Similar: infrequent, raresome, scarce

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adj rare; not readily found; unusual

Españolpoco común, nada común, extraño, insólito, incomún
日本語珍しい mezurashii
Portuguêsincomum
Deutschungebräuchlich
Românărar, necomun
Русскийнеобы́чный neobýčnyj

adj remarkable; exceptional

Españolinsólito
日本語非凡な hibon na, 特異な tokui na
Portuguêsincomum, excepcional
Deutschungewöhnlich

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@misc{uncommon_2026,
  title = {uncommon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/uncommon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}