n., pl. -ties.

1. Something rare.
2. The quality or state of being rare; infrequency of occurrence.

IN BRIEF: The state of being uncommon.

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

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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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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

Italiano (Italian)
raritý

Português (Portuguese)
n. - raridade (f)

Русский (Russian)
редкость

Español (Spanish)
n. - rareza

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

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 진기, 희박, 진품

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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