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. — Ahha
ruВ этих краях не редкость услышать вой волков. — Wezel
It's not uncommon for that kind of thing to happen here.
Нерідкісні випадки, коли подібні речі трапляються тут. — Ahha
Cholera is uncommon in Japan.
Холера не розповсюджена в Японії. — deniko
ruХолера не распространена в Японии. — Hellerick
deCholera ist in Japan nicht verbreitet. — BraveSentry
That's not uncommon.
Це не рідкість. — Ahha
ruЭто бывает не так и редко. — Inego
That isn't uncommon.
Це не рідкість. — Ahha
ruЭто не редкость. — pgavda
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