rare
1thinly distributed over an area; few and widely separated: Lighthouses are rare on that part of the coast.
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- rareness, noun
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Other definitions for rare (2 of 3)
(of meat) cooked just slightly: He likes his steak rare.
Origin of rare
2Other words from rare
- rareness, noun
Other definitions for rare (3 of 3)
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Suddenly the normally rare, top-of-the-line down is popping up all at brands that have never carried it.
Why We'll See More 1,000-Fill Down Jackets This Fall | Ryan Wichelns | September 12, 2020 | Outside OnlineSince then, some vaccines have been associated with Guillain-Barré syndrome, but it’s rare.
Here’s what pausing the AstraZeneca-Oxford coronavirus vaccine trial really means | Aimee Cunningham | September 9, 2020 | Science NewsOn rare occasions, vaccines can elicit the same sort of immunological misfiring.
Here’s what pausing the AstraZeneca-Oxford coronavirus vaccine trial really means | Aimee Cunningham | September 9, 2020 | Science NewsOverall, serious side effects from vaccines already approved by the FDA are rare.
AstraZeneca just paused its COVID-19 vaccine trial, and that’s a good thing | Claire Maldarelli | September 9, 2020 | Popular-ScienceIn fact, many SEOs generally agree that it is rare to see a full recovery from a Google core update without Google running another Google core update.
Google says you can recover from core updates without a new core update | Barry Schwartz | September 9, 2020 | Search Engine Land
Such statements are rare, as the Guards routinely avoid going public with news about the demise of one of their commanders.
What an Iranian Funeral Tells Us About the Wars in Iraq | IranWire | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTCommunity policing is expensive and, in an era of budget cuts, increasingly rare.
It was a rare moment of bipartisan unity in partisan Washington.
The problem, though, is that this advice presumes that death threats are rare and abnormal.
Cover-Ups and Concern Trolls: Actually, It's About Ethics in Suicide Journalism | Arthur Chu | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBy the time it concluded with a sing-a-long of “XO,” Beyoncé had done the rare thing.
Bow Down, Bitches: How Beyoncé Turned an Elevator Brawl Into a Perfect Year | Kevin Fallon | December 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt has only been a rare and exceptional class hitherto that has gone on learning throughout life.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) WellsAnd the absence of paper and so forth, rendering notebooks costly and rare, made a large amount of memorizing necessary.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) WellsFlowers, fruits, and insects were her favorite subjects, and were painted with rare delicacy.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine ClementFather, mother, sister, and brother all played and worked together with rare combination of sympathetic gifts.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II | Rudyard KiplingWheat gives place to Rye about the same time, and the Potato, at first comparatively rare, becomes universal.
Glances at Europe | Horace Greeley
British Dictionary definitions for rare (1 of 2)
/ (rɛə) /
not widely known; not frequently used or experienced; uncommon or unusual: a rare word
occurring seldom: a rare appearance
not widely distributed; not generally occurring: a rare herb
(of a gas, esp the atmosphere at high altitudes) having a low density; thin; rarefied
uncommonly great; extreme: kind to a rare degree
exhibiting uncommon excellence; superlatively good or fine: rare skill
highly valued because of its uncommonness: a rare prize
Origin of rare
1Derived forms of rare
- rareness, noun
British Dictionary definitions for rare (2 of 2)
/ (rɛə) /
(of meat, esp beef) very lightly cooked
Origin of rare
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