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uncommonness

noun

Etymology

From uncommon + -ness.

  1. derived from *mey-✻
  2. derived from commūnis
  3. derived from comun
  4. derived from comun
  5. inherited from comun
  6. prefixed as uncommon — “un- + common”
  7. suffixed as uncommonness — “uncommon + ness”

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being uncommon

    The state or quality of being uncommon; rarity.

    • The uncommonness of the gem is what gives it its value.
    • 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.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA