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- DictionaryRare/rer/
adjective
- 1. (of an event, situation, or condition) not occurring very often: "a rare genetic disorder" Similar infrequentfew and far betweenscarcesparsescatteredthin on the groundgoldenlike gold dustas scarce as hen's teethoccasionallimitedoddisolatedsporadicintermittentunaccustomedunwontedout of the commonOpposite commonfrequent
- ▪ (of a thing) not found in large numbers and consequently of interest or value: "the jellyfish tree, one of the rarest plants on earth" Similar unusualuncommonunfamiliarout of the ordinaryatypicalsingularremarkablerecherchéspecialpreciousOpposite ordinarycommonplace
- ▪ unusually good or remarkable: "he plays with rare strength and sensitivity" Similar exceptionaloutstandingunparalleledpeerlessmatchlessuniqueunequaledincomparableunrivaledinimitablebeyond comparebeyond comparisonwithout equalsecond to noneunsurpassedsurpassingexquisitesuperbconsummatesuperiorsuperlativefirst-classfirst-ratespecialchoiceexcellentvery fineinformal:A1stellartop-notchrare:unexampledOpposite commoneveryday
Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘widely spaced, infrequent’): from Latin rarus.
Derivatives
- 1. rareness noun
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