Uncommon — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind

marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind; -J.R.Lowell

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌŋkˈɑːmən/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌŋkˈɒmən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌŋkˈɒmən/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌŋkˈɑːmən/.

Examples

uncommon birds
frost and floods are uncommon during these months
doing an uncommon amount of business

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rare

Antonyms

common

Parts of Speech

adjective	not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind “uncommon birds”
adjective	marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind; -J.R.Lowell “what is so rare as a day in June”

Word Forms

uncommonness	noun	extraordinariness as a consequence of being rare and seldom encountered
rarity	noun	something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ungewöhnlich

nicht häufig oder gewöhnlich anzutreffen; ungewöhnlich groß in der Menge oder bemerkenswert in Charakter oder Art

🇫🇷French

rare

pas commun ou habituellement rencontré ; quantité inhabituellement grande ou remarquable par son caractère ou son genre

🇪🇸Spanish

poco común

no es común ni se encuentra normalmente; inusualmente grande en cantidad o notable en carácter o tipo

🇮🇹Italian

raro

non comune o normalmente incontrato; insolitamente grande in quantità o notevole nel carattere o nel tipo

🇳🇱Dutch

ongewoon

niet gebruikelijk of gewoonlijk aangetroffen; ongewoon groot qua hoeveelheid of opmerkelijk qua karakter of soort

🇵🇹Portuguese

incomum

não é comum ou comumente encontrado; excepcionalmente grande em quantidade ou notável em caráter ou tipo

🇷🇺Russian

необычный

не распространен или обычно не встречается; необычайно велик по количеству или замечателен по характеру или виду

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असामान्य

सामान्य या सामान्य रूप से सामना नहीं किया जाने वाला; मात्रा में असामान्य रूप से महान या चरित्र या प्रकार में उल्लेखनीय

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্বাভাবিক

সাধারণ বা সাধারণভাবে সম্মুখীন হয় না; পরিমাণে অস্বাভাবিকভাবে দুর্দান্ত বা চরিত্র বা ধরণের মধ্যে উল্লেখযোগ্য

🇮🇳Tamil

அசாதாரணமானது

பொதுவான அல்லது சாதாரணமாக சந்திக்கவில்லை; வழக்கத்திற்கு மாறாக பெரிய அளவு அல்லது குறிப்பிடத்தக்க தன்மை அல்லது வகை

🇮🇳Telugu

అసాధారణమైన

సాధారణ లేదా సాధారణంగా ఎదుర్కొనలేదు; అసాధారణంగా గొప్ప మొత్తం లేదా పాత్ర లేదా రకంలో చెప్పుకోదగినది

🇮🇳Marathi

असामान्य

सामान्य किंवा सामान्यपणे आढळलेले नाही; रकमेत असामान्यपणे महान किंवा वर्ण किंवा प्रकारात उल्लेखनीय

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસામાન્ય

સામાન્ય અથવા સામાન્ય રીતે સામનો નથી; રકમમાં અસામાન્ય રીતે મહાન અથવા પાત્ર અથવા પ્રકારમાં નોંધપાત્ર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಎದುರಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ; ಅಸಾಧಾರಣವಾಗಿ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಪ್ರಮಾಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪಾತ್ರ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಕಾರದಲ್ಲಿ ಗಮನಾರ್ಹವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസാധാരണമായ

സാധാരണമോ സാധാരണമോ അല്ല; അസാധാരണമാംവിധം വലിയ അളവിൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സ്വഭാവത്തിലോ തരത്തിലോ ശ്രദ്ധേയമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਧਾਰਨ

ਆਮ ਜਾਂ ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਸਾਹਮਣੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਆਇਆ; ਮਾਤਰਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਸਧਾਰਨ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਮਹਾਨ ਜਾਂ ਚਰਿੱਤਰ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਮਾਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر معمولی

عام یا عام طور پر سامنا نہیں کرنا؛ رقم میں غیر معمولی طور پر عظیم یا کردار یا قسم میں قابل ذکر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

罕见

不常见或通常遇到的；数量异常巨大或性质或种类显着

🇯🇵Japanese

珍しい

一般的ではない、または通常遭遇するものではありません。量が異常に多い、または性格や種類が顕著である

🇰🇷Korean

드문

일반적이지 않거나 일반적으로 발생하지 않습니다. 양이 유난히 많거나 성격이나 종류가 주목할 만하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không phổ biến

không phổ biến hoặc thường gặp; lớn bất thường về số lượng hoặc đáng chú ý về tính cách hoặc loại

🇹🇭Thai

ผิดปกติ

ไม่ธรรมดาหรือพบเห็นได้ทั่วไป; มีจำนวนมากผิดปกติหรือมีลักษณะหรือลักษณะโดดเด่นเป็นพิเศษ

🇮🇩Indonesian

luar biasa

tidak umum atau biasa ditemui; jumlahnya luar biasa besar atau luar biasa dalam karakter atau jenisnya

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi karaniwan

hindi karaniwan o karaniwang nakakaharap; hindi pangkaraniwang malaki sa dami o kapansin-pansin sa karakter o uri

🇲🇾Malay

tidak biasa

tidak biasa atau biasa ditemui; luar biasa besar dalam jumlah atau luar biasa dalam perwatakan atau jenis

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير شائع

غير شائع أو مصادفة بشكل عادي؛ كبيرة بشكل غير عادي من حيث الكمية أو ملحوظة في الشخصية أو النوع

🇮🇷Persian

غیر معمول

معمولی یا معمولی با آن مواجه نمی شود. به طور غیرعادی از نظر مقدار عالی یا از نظر شخصیت یا نوع قابل توجه است

🇹🇷Turkish

nadir

yaygın olmayan veya normalde karşılaşılmayan; miktar olarak alışılmadık derecede büyük veya karakter veya tür bakımından dikkat çekici

🇮🇱Hebrew

נָדִיר

לא נפוץ או נתקל בדרך כלל; גדול בצורה יוצאת דופן בכמות או יוצא דופן באופי או בסוג

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What is the primary definition of the word 'uncommon'?

The primary meaning of 'uncommon' is 'not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'uncommon' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'uncommon' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'uncommon' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'uncommon' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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