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uncommon |
Grep of noun uncommon uncommonness Overview of adj uncommon The adj uncommon has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) uncommon -- (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") 2. rare uncommon -- (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") Antonyms of adj uncommon 2 senses of uncommon Sense 1 uncommon (vs. common) common (vs. uncommon) => average, ordinary => democratic, popular => demotic => frequent => general => grassroots => standard Sense 2 rare uncommon INDIRECT (VIA extraordinary) -> ordinary Similarity of adj uncommon 2 senses of uncommon Sense 1 uncommon (vs. common) => especial(postnominal), exceptional, particular(postnominal), special => rare => unusual => unwonted Also See-> extraordinary#1; unusual#1 Sense 2 rare uncommon => extraordinary (vs. ordinary) Attributes of adj uncommon 1 of 2 senses of uncommon Sense 1 uncommon (vs. common) => commonness, commonplaceness, everydayness Familiarity of adj uncommon uncommon used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj uncommon uncommon Overview of adj uncommon The adj uncommon has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) uncommon -- (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") 2. rare uncommon -- (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")
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