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Antonyms for rare
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : rair |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɛər |
Definition of rare
Origin :- "unusual," late 14c., "thin, airy, porous;" mid-15c., "few in number and widely separated, sparsely distributed, seldom found;" from Old French rere "sparse" (14c.), from Latin rarus "thinly sown, having a loose texture; not thick; having intervals between, full of empty spaces," from PIE *ra-ro-, from root *ere- "to separate; adjoin" (cf. Sanskrit rte "besides, except," viralah "distant, tight, rare;" Old Church Slavonic rediku "rare," Old Hittite arhaš "border," Lithuanian irti "to be dissolved"). "Few in number," hence, "unusual." Related: Rareness. In chemistry, rare earth is from 1818.
- adj exceptional, infrequent
- adj precious, excellent
- adj not fully cooked
- Yet he was a rare man, such as few meet with in the course of a lifetime.
- Extract from : « Biographical Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Mary was standing rigid now, and the rare color flamed in her cheeks.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- In his fight with Cloten he is depicted as a rare swordsman of wonderful magnanimity.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- Kisses were rare in the staid little household to which she belonged.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- Sidney was experiencing the rare treat of after-dinner coffee.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- Demonstrations of affection were so rare with him that for a moment Dr. Ed was puzzled.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- Rare, indeed, is it to find a deserving peasant without them in France!
- Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- The schoolboys marvelled and exclaimed; for such a snow-fall was rare in France.
- Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
- The rare loveliness of the scene touched and lightened my heart.
- Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
- The jury looked at each other with amazement; such scenes were rare in their experience.
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
Synonyms for rare
- admirable
- attenuate
- attenuated
- bloody
- choice
- dainty
- deficient
- delicate
- elegant
- exquisite
- extraordinary
- extreme
- few
- few and far between
- fine
- flimsy
- great
- half-cooked
- half-raw
- incomparable
- inconceivable
- invaluable
- isolated
- light
- limited
- matchless
- moderately done
- nearly raw
- not done
- occasional
- out of the ordinary
- peerless
- priceless
- rarefied
- rarely done
- recherché
- red
- rich
- scanty
- scarce
- scattered
- seldom
- select
- semioccasional
- short
- singular
- sparse
- sporadic
- strange
- subtile
- subtle
- superb
- superlative
- tenuous
- thin
- uncommon
- undercooked
- underdone
- unfrequent
- unheard of
- unimaginable
- unique
- unlikely
- unthinkable
- unusual
- unwonted
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