Definition of uncommon

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  • uncommon is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 14
  • uncommon is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 14
  • uncommon is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 20

Definition of uncommon

  • marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind (adjective)

    Examples

    1. an uncommon sense of humor
    2. she was kind to an uncommon degree

    Synonyms

    1. rare
  • not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind (adjective)

    Examples

    1. uncommon birds
    2. frost and floods are uncommon during these months
    3. doing an uncommon amount of business
    4. an uncommon liking for money
    5. he owed his greatest debt to his mother's uncommon character and ability

See definition of uncommon in Merriam Webster