Meanings
plural uncommonnesses
- countableuncountableThe state or quality of being uncommon; rarity.
The uncommonness of the gem is what gives it its value.
1 more example
It is only when people refuse to admit the uncommonness of some persons and the circumstances surrounding them, that erroneous conceits are nourished, and their feelings pained.
1852, Herman Melville, Pierre; or The AmbiguitiesSynonyms: rarity
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe state or quality of being uncommon; rarity.
More synonyms by meaning
nounextraordinariness as a consequence of being rare and seldom encountered
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Hindi अलौकिकता, विलक्षणता
- अलौकिकता (alaukiktā)state of being uncommon
- विलक्षणता (vilakṣaṇtā)state of being uncommon
Irish éagsúlacht
- éagsúlachtstate of being uncommon
Latvian neparastība, neparastums
- neparastībastate of being uncommon
- neparastumsstate of being uncommon
Swedish ovanlighet, sällsynthet
- ovanlighetstate of being uncommon
- sällsynthetstate of being uncommon
Cite this entry
uncommonness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncommonness
“uncommonness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncommonness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uncommonness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncommonness.
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