uncommon
Rare; not readily found; unusualRare; not readily found; unusual.
» It's not uncommon to hear wolves howling around here.
В этих краях не редкость услышать вой волков.
В этих местах нередко можно услышать волчий вой.
Нерідко можна почути, як тут виють вовки.
Meaning
2 sensesRare; not readily found; unusual.
Bald eagles are an uncommon sighting in this state.
ungebräuchlich
необы́чныйneobýčnyj
Remarkable; exceptional.
The diamond was of uncommon size
ungewöhnlich
- not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind
- marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind
Examples
79 sentencesIt's not uncommon to hear wolves howling around here.
Нерідко можна почути, як тут виють вовки.
ruВ этих краях не редкость услышать вой волков.
It's not uncommon for that kind of thing to happen here.
Нерідкісні випадки, коли подібні речі трапляються тут.
Cholera is uncommon in Japan.
Холера не розповсюджена в Японії.
ruХолера не распространена в Японии.
deCholera ist in Japan nicht verbreitet.
That's not uncommon.
Це не рідкість.
ruЭто бывает не так и редко.
That isn't uncommon.
Це не рідкість.
ruЭто не редкость.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Forms
more uncommon/uncommoner, most uncommon/uncommonest| Comparative | more uncommon / uncommoner Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most uncommon / uncommonest Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind:rare
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
3 patterns- an an uncommon
- not uncommon for
- uncommon to see