UNCOMMON

uncommon

(adjective) 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”

rare, uncommon

(adjective) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

uncommon (comparative uncommoner, superlative uncommonest)

Rare; not readily found; unusual.

Remarkable; exceptional.

Synonyms

• (rare): infrequent, raresome, scarce; see also rare

Adverb

uncommon (not comparable)

(archaic, UK, dialect) Exceedingly, exceptionally.

Source: Wiktionary

Un*com"mon, a.

Definition: Not common; unusual; infrequent; rare; hence, remarkable; strange; as, an uncommon season; an uncommon degree of cold or heat; uncommon courage.

Syn.

– Rare; scarce; infrequent; unwonted.

– Un*com"mon*ly, adv.

– Un*com"mon*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition