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Meaning of 'rare' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rare [ a.]
- Early.
2 . Rare [ superl.]
- Nearly raw; partially cooked; not thoroughly cooked; underdone; as, rare beef or mutton.
- Not frequent; seldom met with or occurring; unusual; as, a rare event.
- Of an uncommon nature; unusually excellent; valuable to a degree seldom found.
- Thinly scattered; dispersed.
- Characterized by wide separation of parts; of loose texture; not thick or dense; thin; as, a rare atmosphere at high elevations.

Meaning of 'rare' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rare [ s]
Meaning (1):
- recurring only at long intervals
Example in sentence:
  • a rare appearance;
  • total eclipses are rare events
Meaning (2):
- marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind
Example in sentence:
  • a rare skill;
  • an uncommon sense of humor;
  • she was kind to an uncommon degree;
  • what is so rare as a day in June
Meaning (3):
- not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
Example in sentence:
  • a rare word;
  • rare books
Meaning (4):
- having low density
Example in sentence:
  • lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air;
  • rare gasses
Meaning (5):
- not widely distributed
Example in sentence:
  • rare herbs;
  • rare patches of green in the desert
Meaning (6):
- (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside
Example in sentence:
  • rare roast beef

Nearby Words:

rarebit raree-show rarefaction rarefiable rarefied rarefy rarefying rarely rareness rareripe

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