different between uncommon vs nutty

English

Etymology

un- +? common

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?k?m?n/
• Rhymes: -?m?n

Adjective

uncommon (comparative uncommoner, superlative uncommonest)

1. Rare; not readily found; unusual.

2. Remarkable; exceptional.

Synonyms

• (rare): infrequent, raresome, scarce; see also Thesaurus:rare

Translations

Adverb

uncommon (not comparable)

1. (archaic, Britain, dialect) Exceedingly, exceptionally.

Related terms

• uncommonly
• uncommonness

English

Etymology

nut +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?ti/
• Rhymes: -?ti

Adjective

nutty (comparative nuttier, superlative nuttiest)

1. Containing nuts.

2. Resembling or characteristic of nuts.
   • 1997, Mary Jo Plutt, Prevention's Stop Dieting and Lose Weight Cookbook, Rodale, ?ISBN, p. 210:

     Brown rice has had only its outer hull removed, leaving it with a beige color and a a pleasantly nutty flavor.

3. Barmy, crazy, mad.

4. (Britain, dated) Extravagantly fashionable
   • 1932, Frank Richards, "The Complete Outsider", The Magnet

     Skinner's friendship with his nutty pals seemed to have come to a sudden end.

Usage notes

In sense “insane”, similar to nuts, but more limited and somewhat milder: nutty means “eccentric, insane”, while “nuts” can mean either “insane” or “enthused, agitated” (“the crowd went nuts”), for which “nutty” is not used: *“the crowd went nutty”.

Synonyms

• nuts, squirrelly
• See also Thesaurus:insane

Related terms

• nutter
• nutty as a fruitcake

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