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Meanings of uncommonness in English

Extraordinariness as a consequence of being rare and seldom encountered.

        Usage of uncommonness in English
        1
        He joked- arecreationrare with him-andhe told a story-amental excursion of marked uncommonness.
        The Colossus: A Novel
        2
        Unfortunately, its very rarity and uncommonness cause it to be counterfeited and imitated by unprincipled persons.
        Genuine Mediumship; or, The Invisible Powers
        3
        He said he had been roused by a sound, whose power of disturbing him arose, not from its loudness, but from its uncommonness.
        Edgar Huntly; or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker
        Frequent collocations
        Uncommonness through the time