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Antonyms for rarest
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : rair |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɛər |
Definition of rarest
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
- The effect of it was like a draught of rarest wine to warm her heart.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- The walls were hung in old tapestries, the furniture was of the rarest.
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- Jacques patronizing the fool, is one of the rarest shows of self-ignorance.
- Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
- His experiences were most interesting in obtaining some of the rarest specimens.
- Extract from : « How the Piano Came to Be » by Ellye Howell Glover
- He is the skilled person who makes them, and of all skilled workmen he is the rarest.
- Extract from : « Cratylus » by Plato
- The vision of my dreams was there, radiant in rarest beauty.
- Extract from : « The Fifth String » by John Philip Sousa
- In this famous hot-house are the rarest palms and tropical plants.
- Extract from : « England, Picturesque and Descriptive » by Joel Cook
- But you have always the satisfaction of preparing for us the greatest and rarest pleasure.
- Extract from : « Erdgeist (Earth-Spirit) » by Frank Wedekind
- In winter snow is frequent, while in Melbourne it is the rarest thing.
- Extract from : « Six Letters From the Colonies » by Robert Seaton
- Foresight and ingenuity of the rarest kinds are demanded there.
- Extract from : « Rural Life and the Rural School » by Joseph Kennedy
Synonyms for rarest
- 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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