uncommonness

English

Etymology

From uncommon +‎ -ness.

Noun

uncommonness (countable and uncountable, plural uncommonnesses)

  1. The state or quality of being uncommon; rarity.
    The uncommonness of the gem is what gives it its value.
    • 1852, Herman Melville, Pierre; or The Ambiguities:
      It is only when people refuse to admit the uncommonness of some persons and the circumstances surrounding them, that erroneous conceits are nourished, and their feelings pained.

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