非凡|ひぼんhibon[0]heiban (flat)

1. na-adjective, nounextraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
   彼女かのじょは非凡ひぼんな音楽おんがくの才能さいのうを持もっている。↗

   She has an extraordinary ability in music.

• Synonym並み外れなみはずれNeutralFar above the average, in praise or criticism, as in 「並外れた体力」; 「非凡」 stresses being far beyond the ordinary and is mostly approving.
• SynonymえらいNeutralGreat or admirable, also severe or serious; common in speech.
• Synonym出色しゅっしょくWrittenWritten/formal prose; outstanding, said mainly of works and performances.
• Synonym抜群ばつぐんNeutralStanding far above the rest, as in 「抜群の成績」; stresses outdoing others.
• Synonym目覚ましいめざましいNeutralStrikingly fine, said of performance or development, as in 「目覚ましい活躍」「目覚ましい発展」.
• Synonym桁外れけたはずれNeutralColloquial; scale or degree beyond the norm, not necessarily outstanding talent.
• Synonym人並みはずれたひとなみはずれたNeutralBeyond what ordinary people do, as in 「人並みはずれた努力」; close to 「非凡」 but used only before nouns.
• Related希代きたいWrittenWritten/formal prose; rare in the world, as in 「希代の天才」, with a tone of wonder.
• RelatedまれNeutralRare or infrequent, as in 「まれな例」「まれな才能」; stresses scarcity, not directly outstanding quality.
• Related特別とくべつNeutralThe broadest word for special or out of the ordinary; does not necessarily imply excellence.
• Related素晴らしいすばらしいNeutralWonderful or splendid, with an exclamatory feel; common in speech.
• RelatedすごいNeutralThe most common colloquial word for amazing or intense; can be praise or criticism.
• Related格別かくべつNeutralEspecially fine or special, as in 「格別の味」; stresses being unlike the rest.
• Related珍しいめずらしいNeutralUncommon or novel, as in 「珍しい花」「珍しい才能」; stresses rarity, not necessarily excellence.
• Related破格はかくNeutralBreaking with convention, as in 「破格の待遇」; stresses being an exception.
• RelatedスペシャルNeutralLoanword for special; colloquial, mostly used for products.
• Related異例いれいWrittenWritten/formal prose; an exceptional, unprecedented case, as in 「異例の昇進」.
• Related異色いしょくWrittenWritten/formal prose; distinctive, in a class of its own, as in 「異色の経歴」.
• RelatedとてつもないNeutralColloquial; outrageous or astonishingly huge, often with a negative shade.
• Related途方もないとほうもないNeutralColloquial; absurd or beyond expectation, usually with a negative shade.
• Related桁違いけたちがいNeutralColloquial; stresses a huge gap, being in a different league altogether.
• RelatedべらぼうNeutralColloquial; absurdly excessive, and also an insult; unlike the mostly approving 「非凡」.
• Related希有けうWrittenWritten/formal prose; rare, as in 「稀有な才能」; stresses scarcity.
• RelatedただならぬWrittenWritten/formal prose; out of the ordinary, often with an ominous feel, as in 「ただならぬ気配」.
• Related超凡ちょうぼんWrittenWritten/formal prose; transcending the ordinary, rarely used; close to 「非凡」.
• Antonym平凡へいぼんNeutralAntonym: ordinary, with nothing notable; the direct opposite of 「非凡」.
• Antonym凡庸ぼんようWrittenAntonym, written/formal prose: mediocre and unremarkable, the opposite of the excellence of 「非凡」.

Use 「非凡」 for ability or achievements far beyond the ordinary, as in 「非凡な才能」「非凡な業績」; it mostly carries approval. For standing out above others pick 「抜群」, for something rarely seen in the world 「希代」, and for scale beyond all norms 「桁外れ」. Other words cover narrower shades: colloquial exaggeration (途轍もない, 途方もない, 桁違い, 箆棒), mere rarity (稀, 希有, 珍しい), or general specialness (特別). For the opposite, say 「平凡」.

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1. 平凡へいぼんではなく、通常つうじょうとはかけ離はなれて優すぐれていること。