uncommon

English Thesaurus

1. not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind (adj.all)

similar	:	especial, exceptional, particular, special,
definition	:	surpassing what is common or usual or expected (adj.all)

similar	:	rare,
definition	:	not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness (adj.all)

similar	:	red carpet, red-carpet,
definition	:	special treatment or hospitality (adj.all)

similar	:	unusual,
definition	:	not commonly encountered (adj.all)

similar	:	unwonted,
definition	:	out of the ordinary (adj.all)

also	:	unusual,
definition	:	not usual or common or ordinary (adj.all)

also	:	extraordinary,
definition	:	beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable (adj.all)

attribute	:	commonness, commonplaceness, everydayness,
definition	:	ordinariness as a consequence of being frequent and commonplace (noun.attribute)

2. marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind (adj.all)

similar	:	extraordinary,
definition	:	beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable (adj.all)

3. not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind (adj.all)

antonym	:	common,
definition	:	having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual (adj.all)

derivation	:	uncommonness,
definition	:	extraordinariness as a consequence of being rare and seldom encountered (noun.attribute)

4. marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind (adj.all)

derivation	:	curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity,
definition	:	something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	uncommonness,
definition	:	extraordinariness as a consequence of being marked by an uncommon or superlative quality (noun.attribute)

5. not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind (adj.all)

antonym	:	common,
definition	:	having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual (adj.all)

derivation	:	uncommonness,
definition	:	extraordinariness as a consequence of being rare and seldom encountered (noun.attribute)

6. marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind (adj.all)

derivation	:	curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity,
definition	:	something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	uncommonness,
definition	:	extraordinariness as a consequence of being marked by an uncommon or superlative quality (noun.attribute)