uncommon

AdjektivAdverbin Dialogen belegt

//ʌnˈkɒmən//

Rare; not readily found; unusual.

Adjektiv

1
Rare; not readily found; unusual.
Bald eagles are an uncommon sighting in this state.
This is not an uncommon practice.
There’s no delicate way to put this, so we’re just going to come right out and say it – we feel that ramp meters are underappreciated. […] Yet, it’s not uncommon to see drivers totally ignore a ramp meter and drive right through its red light.
2
Remarkable; exceptional.
The diamond was of uncommon size

Herkunft

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English common English uncommon From un- + common.

Adverb

1
altertümlichExceedingly, exceptionally.
‘Is Suffolk your county, sir?’ asked William. ‘Yes,’ I said, with some importance. ‘Suffolk’s my county.’ ‘I’m told the dumplings is uncommon fine down there,’ said William.
'The Squire's pretty springe, considering his weight,' said Mr Macey, 'and he stamps uncommon well.'

Formen

Komparativ: more uncommon, uncommoner
Superlativ: most uncommon, uncommonest

unclean · Dirty, soiled or foul.unclear · Ambiguous; liable to more than one interpretation.uncomfortable · Not comfortable; causing discomfort.

uncommon · Rare; not readily found; unusual.

unconditional · Absolute; without conditions, limitations, reservations or…unconscious · Not awake; having no awareness (usually as the result of a…uncontrollable · Not able to be controlled, contained or governed.

Die Nachbarseiten — Die alphabetische Reihenfolge folgt den Regeln der Sprache, nicht den Bytewerten: Ein Akzent entscheidet nur zwischen zwei sonst gleichen Wörtern, und das Spanische führt Ñ als eigenen Buchstaben.