rareness

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rare¹ /rɛr/USA pronunciation adj., rar•er, rar•est.

very uncommon:a rare disease.
light;
thin;
having the parts not tightly packed together:The air was rare in the mountains.
unusually great:[before a noun]a rare display of courage.

rare•ness, n. [uncountable]

rare² /rɛr/USA pronunciation adj., rar•er, rar•est.

rare•ness, n. [uncountable]

rare¹ (râr),USA pronunciation adj., rar•er, rar•est.

coming or occurring far apart in time;
unusual;
uncommon:a rare disease; His visits are rare occasions.
thinly distributed over an area;
few and widely separated:Lighthouses are rare on that part of the coast.
having the component parts not closely compacted together;
not dense:rare gases; lightheaded from the rare mountain air.
unusually great:a rare display of courage.
unusually excellent;
admirable;
fine:She showed rare tact in inviting them.

rare′ness, n.

rare² (râr),USA pronunciation adj., rar•er, rar•est.

variant of earlier rear, Middle English rere, Old English hrēr lightly boiled 1645–55

rare′ness, n.

rare³ (râr),USA pronunciation v.i., rared, rar•ing. [Older Use.]

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