rareness

rare ¹  (râr)

adj. rar·er, rar·est

1. Infrequently occurring; uncommon: a rare event; a plant that is rare in this region.

2. Excellent; extraordinary: a rare sense of honor.

3. Thin in density: rarefied: rare air.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin rrus.]

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rareness n.

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rare ²  (râr)

adj. rar·er, rar·est

Cooked just a short time so as to retain juice and redness: a rare steak.

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[Middle English rere, lightly boiled, from Old English hrr; see ker- in Indo-European roots.]

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rareness n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

rareness - noteworthy scarcity                   infrequency, rarity scarceness, scarcity - a small and inadequate amount

Translations

rareness [ˈrɛənɪs] N → rareza f

rareness

n

(= scarcity) → Seltenheit f, → Rarheit f; (of occurrence) → Seltenheit f

(of steak) → Rohheit f