- Something rare.
- The quality or state of being rare; infrequency of occurrence.
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rar·i·ty (râr'ĭ-tē) ![]() |
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The rarity of happiness among those who achieved much is evidence that achievement is not in itself the assurance of a happy life.
— Edgar A. Collard
| WordNet: rarity |
The noun has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
noteworthy scarcity
Synonyms: rareness, infrequency
Meaning #2:
a rarified quality
Synonyms: tenuity, low density
Meaning #3:
something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
Synonyms: curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity
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| Translations: Rarity |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - sjældenhed, fortyndet tilstand (kemi)
Nederlands (Dutch)
zeldzaamheid
Français (French)
n. - plante rare, oiseau rare, pièce rare, phénomène rare, rareté
Deutsch (German)
n. - Seltenheit, Rarität
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αραιότητα, σπανιότητα, σπάνιο αντικείμενο ή φαινόμενο
Português (Portuguese)
n. - raridade (f)
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tunnhet, sällsynthet
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
稀有, 罕见, 稀薄, 珍奇, 优异, 珍贵, 稀疏
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 稀有, 罕見, 稀薄, 珍奇, 優異, 珍貴, 稀疏
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 希なこと, 珍品, 希薄さ
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) الندرة, قله الكثافه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - דבר נדיר, נדירות
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