uncommon

English

Etymology

un- +‎ common

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʌnˈkɒmən/
Rhymes: -ɒmən

Adjective

uncommon (comparative uncommoner, superlative uncommonest)

Rare; not readily found; unusual.
Bald eagles are an uncommon sighting in this state
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)

(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.'

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