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- Dictionaryuncommon/ʌnˈkɒmən/
adjective
- 1. out of the ordinary; unusual: "prostate cancer is not uncommon in men over 60" Similar Opposite
adverb
- 1. remarkably: archaic "he was uncommon afraid"
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UNCOMMON definition: 1. not seen, happening, or experienced often: 2. An uncommon quality, especially a human quality…. Learn more.
The meaning of UNCOMMON is not ordinarily encountered : unusual. How to use uncommon in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Uncommon.
UNCOMMON meaning: 1. not seen, happening, or experienced often: 2. An uncommon quality, especially a human quality…. Learn more.
Synonyms for UNCOMMON: unusual, extraordinary, exceptional, unique, rare, abnormal, odd, outstanding; Antonyms of UNCOMMON: common, normal, typical, ordinary, usual, customary, unexceptional, frequent
Uncommon definition: not common; unusual; rare. See examples of UNCOMMON used in a sentence.
Anything uncommon is rare or unusual, like your uncommon last name, which all of your friends have trouble pronouncing. When you add the prefix un- to common, "occurring or done often," you get its opposite, uncommon.
If you describe something as uncommon, you mean that it does not happen often or is not often seen.