rarity

A rarity is something that is very rare. There are a lot of rare animals, flowers, and minerals, for example.

  • The rare flower is beautiful, and I'm glad that I was able to find it.

  • The rare mineral is very valuable, and I'm going to sell it as soon as I can.

Definition of rarity

noun

a rarified quality

Synonyms:

low density, tenuity

noun

noteworthy scarcity

Synonyms:

infrequency, rareness

noun

something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting

Synonyms:

curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity

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Example Sentences for rarity

  • 1

    Is it simply the rarity of the elements

  • 2

    Is this driven by the rarity of the occurrence

  • 3

    Also the rarity of the individual instruments is notable.

  • 4

    It does not refer to the availability or rarity of the game.

  • 5

    The combination of attractiveness and rarity does the trick.

  • 6

    I question the true rarity of symphony of the Night.

  • 7

    He is one of the rarities that I have seen.

  • 8

    Due to the rarity of the species, biological information is limited.

  • 9

    The article starts out by describing the rarity of the tree.

  • 10

    Anglo Saxon poetry is marked by the comparative rarity of similes.