Synonyms: uncommon
Definition: not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind
Usage: uncommon birds; frost and floods are uncommon during these months; doing an uncommon amount of business; an uncommon liking for money; he owed his greatest debt to his mother's uncommon character and ability
Similar words: especial, exceptional, special, particular
Definition: surpassing what is common or usual or expected
Usage: he paid especial attention to her; exceptional kindness; a matter of particular and unusual importance; a special occasion; a special reason to confide in her; what's so special about the year 2000?
Similar words: rare
Definition: not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
Usage: a rare word; rare books
Similar words: red carpet, red-carpet
Definition: special treatment or hospitality
Usage: the maitre d' gave them the red-carpet treatment
Similar words: unusual
Definition: not commonly encountered
Usage: two-career families are no longer unusual
Similar words: unwonted
Definition: out of the ordinary
Usage: an unwonted softness in her face
Definition: marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind
Usage: what is so rare as a day in June-J.R.Lowell; a rare skill; an uncommon sense of humor; she was kind to an uncommon degree
Similar words: extraordinary
Definition: beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
Usage: extraordinary authority; an extraordinary achievement; her extraordinary beauty; enjoyed extraordinary popularity; an extraordinary capacity for work; an extraordinary session of the legislature