uncommonadj.adv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈkɒmən/,

/(ˌ)ʌŋˈkɒmən/, U.S.

/ˌənˈkɑmən/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1.

1. Not possessed in common. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > owning > [adjective] > individually owned

several1426

uncommon1548

entire1641

1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. John xiv. 85 b Betwene vs two is no vnlykenes, or any thyng vncommon as touchyng the hier, and our diuine nature.

2. Not commonly (to be) met with; not of ordinary occurrence; unusual, rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > unaccustomedness or state of disuse > [adjective] > unusual or unwonted

uncustomable1387

unwonea1400

unwontc1400

unwonedc1455

inconsuete?a1475

insolite1490

unused1513

unaccustomed1526

inusitate1546

unordinary1547

uncustomed1552

unwonted1553

insolent1581

unusual1582

unaccustomable1584

unquainted1587

wontless1587

untrafficked1596

diswonted1600

inordinary1606

inusual1609

invulgar1610

uncommon1611

uncustomary1650

uncommonplace1873

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [adjective] > rare

rare1447

rathe1548

unvulgar1605

uncommon1611

rarachose1676

recherché1689

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Incommune, vncommon; or, not common.

1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. vi. vi. sig. Oo1 'Tis so uncommon a thing to see Tulips last till Roses come to be blown.

1676 J. Glanvill Ess. vi. 28 To give us some general notice of those uncommon Events which they foresee.

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 421. ¶2 Whatever is New or Uncommon is apt to delight the Imagination.

1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron I. v. xx. 308 Nor is it an uncommon thing, to behold Ignorance and Zeal united in Men.

1770 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. xli. 120 Your's is not an uncommon character.

1819 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto I i. 3 I want a hero: an uncommon want, When every year and month sends forth a new one.

1884 H. Thompson Tumours of Bladder 1 There is little doubt that these growths are by no means uncommon.

absolute.1806 T. S. Surr Winter in London II. ii. 58 He was compelled to admit, that the uncommon is nevertheless the possible.

3. Unusual in amount, extent, or degree; remarkably great; above the ordinary.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > very great > and remarkable

outnumenc1225

whata1325

outnemea1400

excessive1477

superiora1500

supernatural?1537

supereminent?1563

extraordinary1572

no mean ——1580

metaphysical1589

superhumana1629

uncommon1700

unco1724

some1808

hellacious1847

helluva1905

(a) hang of a1941

1700 M. Prior Carmen Sæculare 12 She from the noble Precipices thrown, Comes rushing with uncommon Ruin down.

1736 G. Berkeley Disc. Magistr. in Wks. (1871) III. 427 Such bad notions have..been propagated with uncommon industry in these kingdoms.

1774 J. Bryant New Syst. II. 100 Semiramis, a woman of uncommon endowments, and great personal charms.

1826 W. Cobbett Rural Rides in Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 7 Oct. 96 He seems to have taken uncommon pains in the execution of this work.

1867 J. A. Froude Short Stud. 1st Ser. I. 2 He was a man of uncommon power.

4. Of an unusual type or character; exceptional in kind or quality. Also absol.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [adjective] > special, extraordinary, or unusual

sunderlepeOE

specialc1325

strangec1330

undeemousa1400

outragec1400

singularc1400

stravagant1565

unusual1582

extraordinarya1586

remarkable1593

exordinary1601

peculiar1608

stupendous1640

eccentricala1652

particular1665

out-of-the-way1675

uncommon1705

awfy1724

exceptionable1801

tremendous1831

exceptional1846

exceptive1849

exceptionary1850

spesh1874

heart-stopping1891

off-brand1929

wild1955

cracker1964

1705 J. Addison Remarks Italy Pref. sig. A3^v His masterly and uncommon Observations on the Religion and Governments of Italy.

1758 S. Hayward Seventeen Serm. xvii. 550 We could not but value so uncommon a friend.

a1822 P. B. Shelley Peter Bell III iv, in Poet. Wks. (?1840) 242/1 The Devil was no uncommon creature.

1882 W. Sharp D. G. Rossetti iii. 105 The spiritual is ever foreign to the material, the uncommon to the common.

5. Music. (See quot. 1845.)

ΚΠ

1845 Encycl. Metrop. V. 778 Uncommon chord, the chord of the sixth, not so called because unusual or improper, but in contradistinction to the common chord.

6. As adv. = uncommonly adv. 2 colloquial or dialect.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > extremely or exceedingly > remarkably or extraordinarily

outnumenlyc1175

outnumenc1225

disguisilyc1325

notablya1398

speciallya1398

oddc1400

oddlyc1400

singularlyc1430

strangelya1450

notable1481

outragec1540

out-takingly1549

supernaturally1578

rarely1581

extraordinarily1593

signally1598

unvulgarly1602

unexpectedly1605

essentially?1606

remarkably1615

unusually1615

particularly1616

eminently1632

extraordinary1632

markablya1634

considerably1646

surprisingly1661

out-of-the-way1718

unco1724

conspicuouslya1732

heroically1735

uncommonly1751

strikingly1752

uncommon1784

pronouncedly1785

markedly1811

awesomea1835

noticeably1845

rousing1847

exceptionally1848

outstandingly1851

prominently1885

accentedly1904

hella1987

1784 New Spectator No. 15. 1 To hear another of austere gravity, burst into an uncommon loud fit of laughter at a trifling incident.

1818 Lady Morgan in Passages from Autobiogr. (1859) 190 He was uncommon afraid of the custom-house officers.

1851 C. Kingsley Yeast ix He consorts with them poachers, sir, uncommon. I hope he ben't one himself.

1891 ‘J. S. Winter’ Lumley i. 8 They're an uncommon thirsty lot to-night.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	uncommon
释义	uncommonadj.adv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈkɒmən/, /(ˌ)ʌŋˈkɒmən/, U.S. /ˌənˈkɑmən/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1. 1. Not possessed in common. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > owning > [adjective] > individually owned several1426 uncommon1548 entire1641 1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. John xiv. 85 b Betwene vs two is no vnlykenes, or any thyng vncommon as touchyng the hier, and our diuine nature. 2. Not commonly (to be) met with; not of ordinary occurrence; unusual, rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > unaccustomedness or state of disuse > [adjective] > unusual or unwonted uncustomable1387 unwonea1400 unwontc1400 unwonedc1455 inconsuete?a1475 insolite1490 unused1513 unaccustomed1526 inusitate1546 unordinary1547 uncustomed1552 unwonted1553 insolent1581 unusual1582 unaccustomable1584 unquainted1587 wontless1587 untrafficked1596 diswonted1600 inordinary1606 inusual1609 invulgar1610 uncommon1611 uncustomary1650 uncommonplace1873 the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [adjective] > rare rare1447 rathe1548 unvulgar1605 uncommon1611 rarachose1676 recherché1689 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Incommune, vncommon; or, not common. 1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. vi. vi. sig. Oo1 'Tis so uncommon a thing to see Tulips last till Roses come to be blown. 1676 J. Glanvill Ess. vi. 28 To give us some general notice of those uncommon Events which they foresee. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 421. ¶2 Whatever is New or Uncommon is apt to delight the Imagination. 1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron I. v. xx. 308 Nor is it an uncommon thing, to behold Ignorance and Zeal united in Men. 1770 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) II. xli. 120 Your's is not an uncommon character. 1819 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto I i. 3 I want a hero: an uncommon want, When every year and month sends forth a new one. 1884 H. Thompson Tumours of Bladder 1 There is little doubt that these growths are by no means uncommon. absolute.1806 T. S. Surr Winter in London II. ii. 58 He was compelled to admit, that the uncommon is nevertheless the possible. 3. Unusual in amount, extent, or degree; remarkably great; above the ordinary. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > very great > and remarkable outnumenc1225 whata1325 outnemea1400 excessive1477 superiora1500 supernatural?1537 supereminent?1563 extraordinary1572 no mean ——1580 metaphysical1589 superhumana1629 uncommon1700 unco1724 some1808 hellacious1847 helluva1905 (a) hang of a1941 1700 M. Prior Carmen Sæculare 12 She from the noble Precipices thrown, Comes rushing with uncommon Ruin down. 1736 G. Berkeley Disc. Magistr. in Wks. (1871) III. 427 Such bad notions have..been propagated with uncommon industry in these kingdoms. 1774 J. Bryant New Syst. II. 100 Semiramis, a woman of uncommon endowments, and great personal charms. 1826 W. Cobbett Rural Rides in Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 7 Oct. 96 He seems to have taken uncommon pains in the execution of this work. 1867 J. A. Froude Short Stud. 1st Ser. I. 2 He was a man of uncommon power. 4. Of an unusual type or character; exceptional in kind or quality. Also absol. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [adjective] > special, extraordinary, or unusual sunderlepeOE specialc1325 strangec1330 undeemousa1400 outragec1400 singularc1400 stravagant1565 unusual1582 extraordinarya1586 remarkable1593 exordinary1601 peculiar1608 stupendous1640 eccentricala1652 particular1665 out-of-the-way1675 uncommon1705 awfy1724 exceptionable1801 tremendous1831 exceptional1846 exceptive1849 exceptionary1850 spesh1874 heart-stopping1891 off-brand1929 wild1955 cracker1964 1705 J. Addison Remarks Italy Pref. sig. A3^v His masterly and uncommon Observations on the Religion and Governments of Italy. 1758 S. Hayward Seventeen Serm. xvii. 550 We could not but value so uncommon a friend. a1822 P. B. Shelley Peter Bell III iv, in Poet. Wks. (?1840) 242/1 The Devil was no uncommon creature. 1882 W. Sharp D. G. Rossetti iii. 105 The spiritual is ever foreign to the material, the uncommon to the common. 5. Music. (See quot. 1845.) ΚΠ 1845 Encycl. Metrop. V. 778 Uncommon chord, the chord of the sixth, not so called because unusual or improper, but in contradistinction to the common chord. 6. As adv. = uncommonly adv. 2 colloquial or dialect. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] > extremely or exceedingly > remarkably or extraordinarily outnumenlyc1175 outnumenc1225 disguisilyc1325 notablya1398 speciallya1398 oddc1400 oddlyc1400 singularlyc1430 strangelya1450 notable1481 outragec1540 out-takingly1549 supernaturally1578 rarely1581 extraordinarily1593 signally1598 unvulgarly1602 unexpectedly1605 essentially?1606 remarkably1615 unusually1615 particularly1616 eminently1632 extraordinary1632 markablya1634 considerably1646 surprisingly1661 out-of-the-way1718 unco1724 conspicuouslya1732 heroically1735 uncommonly1751 strikingly1752 uncommon1784 pronouncedly1785 markedly1811 awesomea1835 noticeably1845 rousing1847 exceptionally1848 outstandingly1851 prominently1885 accentedly1904 hella1987 1784 New Spectator No. 15. 1 To hear another of austere gravity, burst into an uncommon loud fit of laughter at a trifling incident. 1818 Lady Morgan in Passages from Autobiogr. (1859) 190 He was uncommon afraid of the custom-house officers. 1851 C. Kingsley Yeast ix He consorts with them poachers, sir, uncommon. I hope he ben't one himself. 1891 ‘J. S. Winter’ Lumley i. 8 They're an uncommon thirsty lot to-night. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.1548
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