Definition of rare
Adjectives
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
"a rare word"
"rare books"
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uncommon
not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind
recurring only at long intervals
"a rare appearance"
"total eclipses are rare events"
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infrequent
not frequent; not occurring regularly or at short intervals
not widely distributed
"rare herbs"
"rare patches of green in the desert"
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scarce
deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
having low density
"rare gasses"
"lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air"
marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind
"what is so rare as a day in June"-J.R.Lowell
"a rare skill"
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- uncommon
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extraordinary
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
(of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside
"rare roast beef"
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raw
not treated with heat to prepare it for eating
Vocabulary Lists for rare
Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Chapters 8-15 »(708 words)
Vocabulary study list for Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The...
- premeditate
- symbolising
- abase
- discern
- endue
Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Intro + Chapters 1-7 »(650 words)
Vocabulary study list for Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The...
- embroider
- imbue
- ignominy
- decapitate
- scaffold
Charles Frazier's "Cold Mountain" Chapter 1 »(262 words)
Vocabulary study list for Charles Frazier's "Cold...
- ramrod
- estrange
- nib
- shard
- daguerreotype
- rare
- original
- manuscript
- sumptuous
- gilded
- admirable
- adorable
- agreeable
- alluring
- ambrosial