Uncommon

  • 11uncommon — UK [ʌnˈkɒmən] / US [ʌnˈkɑmən] adjective unusual, rare, or not happening often Doris is a very uncommon name nowadays. not uncommon (= happening to a lot of people): Anxiety about taking tests is not uncommon. Surprisingly, it is not uncommon for… …

    English dictionary

  • 12uncommon — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ by no me …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 13uncommon — un|com|mon [ʌnˈkɔmən US ˈka: ] adj rare or unusual ▪ Violent crimes against the elderly are fortunately very uncommon. it is not uncommon for sb to do sth ▪ It is not uncommon for students to have bank loans …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14uncommon — adjective rare or unusual: Violent crimes against the elderly are fortunately very uncommon. | it is not uncommon for sb to do sth: It is not uncommon nowadays for students to have bank loans. see rare …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 15uncommon — adjective Date: circa 1576 1. not ordinarily encountered ; unusual < an uncommon plant > 2. remarkable, exceptional < a soldier of uncommon courage > Synonyms: see infrequent • uncommonly adverb • …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 16uncommon — uncommonness, n. /un kom euhn/, adj., uncommoner, uncommonest. 1. not common; unusual; rare: an uncommon word. 2. unusual in amount or degree; above the ordinary: an uncommon amount of mail. 3. exceptional; remarkable. [1540 50; UN 1 + COMMON]&#8230; …

    Universalium

  • 17uncommon — adjective a) rare; not readily found; unusual Bald eagles are an uncommon sighting in this state b) remarkable; exceptional The diamond was of uncommon size See Also: uncommonly …

    Wiktionary

  • 18uncommon — adjective 1) an uncommon occurrence Syn: unusual, abnormal, rare, atypical, unconventional, unfamiliar, strange, odd, curious, extraordinary, outlandish, novel, singular, peculiar, bizarre; alien, weird …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 19uncommon — adj. & adv. adj. 1 not common; unusual; remarkable. 2 remarkably great etc. (an uncommon fear of spiders). adv. archaic uncommonly (he was uncommon fat). Derivatives: uncommonly adv. uncommonness n …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 20uncommon — adjective out of the ordinary; unusual. ↘remarkably great: an uncommon amount of noise. adverb archaic remarkably. Derivatives uncommonly adverb uncommonness noun …

    English new terms dictionary

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