Meaning & Definition of Uncommon in English
English⟶
Uncommon
/ənkɑmən/
adjective
1. Not common or ordinarily encountered
- Unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind
- "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"
synonym:
- uncommon
2. Marked by an uncommon quality
- Especially superlative or extreme of its kind
- "What is so rare as a day in june"-j.r.lowell
- "A rare skill"
- "An uncommon sense of humor"
- "She was kind to an uncommon degree"
synonym:
- rare,
- uncommon
Examples of using
It is not all that uncommon at any rate.
We sometimes say: "Common sense is quite uncommon."
Cholera is uncommon in Japan.