Part of speech: Adjective
not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind
Example: 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
un – A related word in the same word family.
common – A related word in the same word family.
These related words all descended from the same ancestor thousands of years ago.