Also spelled oncommon and oncommonest
adj
adv
Freq #13575
Meanings
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1
adj
Not happening or found very often; rare.
Bald eagles are an uncommon sight in this state.
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2
adj
Unusually great or remarkable.
The diamond was of uncommon size.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
1
adj
· not happening or found very...
rare
Word family
Forms
uncommonneruncommonnest
Etymology
From un- + common.