Special
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Distinguished by a unique or unusual quality. Of particular interest or value; certain; dear; beloved; favored. Retarded; mentally handicapped Constituting or relating to a species.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A reduction in consumer cost (usually for a limited time) for items or services rendered Unusual or exceptional episode of a series A special constable A reduction in consumer cost (usually for a limited time) for items or services rendered.
Example sentence: If your ego starts out, 'I am important, I am big, I am special,' you're in for some disappointments when you look around at what we've discovered about the universe. No, you're not big. No, you're not. You're small in time and in space. And you have this frail vessel called the human body that's limited on Earth.
Uncommon
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: rare; not readily found; unusualremarkable; exceptional
Example sentence: When you can do the common things of life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.