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rare1
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- pronunciation:
- reIr
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
rarer, rarest |
| definition 1: |
happening or being found very infrequently; uncommon.
Cool days like this are rare in the summer down here.A major celebrity coming to our town is a rare event.It is rare to see these birds in our region.Tigers are becoming rare in that part of India now.- synonyms:
- exceptional, uncommon, unusual
- antonyms:
- common, frequent, prevalent
- similar words:
- infrequent, recherché, scarce, singular, unique
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| definition 2: |
uncommonly great or admirable.
He has generosity to a rare degree.- synonyms:
- exceptional, singular
- antonyms:
- commonplace, ordinary
- similar words:
- extraordinary, outstanding, phenomenal, recherché, remarkable
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| definition 3: |
of great value because of uncommonness.
These gems are rare and costly.He prizes his rare postage stamps very highly.- synonyms:
- precious
- antonyms:
- common, everyday
- similar words:
- priceless, recherché, singular, valuable
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| definition 4: |
lacking density, as a gas or the atmosphere.
The air is rare on the top of a high mountain.- synonyms:
- rarefied
- similar words:
- attenuate, tenuous, thin
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| related words: |
extreme, individual, invaluable, odd, precious, prodigious, unusual |
adverb + (adj.)rare
comparatively, exceedingly, exceptionally, extraordinarily, extremely, fairly, increasingly, relatively
(adj.)rare
+ adverb
nowadays
(adj.)rare
+ noun
ailment,
anomaly,
antique,
appearance,
artifact,
beast,
beauty,
beef,
bird,
blend,
breed,
burst,
butterfly,
cancer,
candor,
circumstance,
coin,
combination,
commodity,
complication,
creature,
defect,
disease,
disorder,
display,
ecosystem,
event,
exception,
feat,
find,
footage,
foray,
fossil,
gem,
gift,
glimpse,
habitat,
hamburger,
infection,
instance,
interview,
isotope,
jewel,
lung,
luxury,
magnet,
manuscript,
meat,
medium,
meteorite,
mineral,
moment,
mutation,
occasion,
occurrence,
opportunity,
orchid,
peek,
phenomenon,
plant,
privilege,
sight,
sighting,
species,
specimen,
stamp,
steak,
strain,
tornado,
transplant,
treasure,
treat,
tumor,
tuna,
turtle,
variant,
vintage,
visit,
woodpecker
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| derivation: |
rareness (n.) |
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