rarity
[ rair-i-tee ]
/ ˈrɛər ɪ ti /
noun, plural rar·i·ties.
something rare, unusual, or uncommon: Snowstorms are a rarity in the South.
something esteemed or interesting in being rare, uncommon, or curious: That folio is a rarity that will bring a good price.
the state or quality of being rare.
rare occurrence; infrequency: Volcanic eruptions on the island occur with great rarity.
unusual excellence.
thinness, as of air or a gas.
Nearby words
rarely ever, rareripe, rarify, raring, raring to go, rarity, rark up, rarotonga, ras, ras addar, ras dashan
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British Dictionary definitions for rarity
rarity
/ (ˈrɛərɪtɪ) /
noun plural -ties
a rare person or thing, esp something interesting or valued because it is uncommon
the state or quality of being rare
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Word Origin and History for rarity
rarity
early 15c., "thinness;" 1550s, "fewness," from Middle French rarité or directly from Latin raritas "thinness, looseness of texture; fewness," from rarus (see rare (adj.1)). Sense of "a rare thing or event" is from 1590s.
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