Definition

Noun: 1. The state or quality of being uncommon; rarity; infrequency: The condition of something not being found, seen, or experienced often. 2. The quality of being unusual or distinctive; marked by an uncommon or superlative quality: The characteristic of being notably different from what is ordinary or average.

Usage and Examples

• General Usage: Used to describe the state of something that is not common or ordinary.
  • The uncommonness of the bird species made it a thrilling sight for the ornithologists.
  • She was valued for the uncommonness of her insights.
• Formal/Academic Usage: Often used in analytical or descriptive contexts to discuss statistical rarity or exceptional qualities.
  • The study noted the uncommonness of this genetic mutation in the general population.
  • The uncommonness of his talent was recognized by all the masters in the field.

Advanced Usage

• "uncommonness of [something]": A common structure to specify what is rare.
  • The report highlighted the uncommonness of such cooperation between rival companies.

Variants and Related Words

• Uncommon (adjective): Not occurring, found, or experienced often; unusual.
  • An uncommon name.
• Commonness (noun): The state or quality of being frequent, ordinary, or widespread. (Antonym)
  • The commonness of the error made it easy to fix.

Synonyms

• Rarity: The state or quality of being rare.
• Infrequency: The condition of not happening often.
• Singularity: The quality of being strange, unique, or exceptional.
• Unusualness: The state of being not usual or common.

Antonyms

• Commonness
• Frequency
• Ordinariness
• Usualness

Noun

1. extraordinariness as a consequence of being rare and seldom encountered
2. extraordinariness as a consequence of being marked by an uncommon or superlative quality