rarity
- noun
- /ˈrɛrɪti/
- But I must say, I do find you a rarity.
- rarity is underrepresented
- rarity or uniqueness
- relative rarity
Now you may think, well fine, maybe that's a rarity, an outlier, an oddity.
- Now you may think, well fine, maybe that's a rarity, an outlier, an oddity.
- But it's worth noting that rarity alone does not confer value.
- No, thank God, by the way, they are a rarity.
- Just as Edith Wharton says, their influence may come from their rarity.
- You you have you speak common sense, which is a rarity now.
- Now, that was surprising to me because that appears to be a rarity.
- You put those two things together, and in any economy, sadly, you'll be a rarity.
- My brother and his then either wife or wife to be who had blonde hair, which is a rarity in the context of the Middle East where people are darker.
- However, due to the rarity, high cost and unwieldiness of such weapons, they still remained quite uncommon.
- If someone of the regular cast is nice to you and reaches out to you, it will be a rarity.
- So when you get people who do come out that other side, for them to come out and be open about it is, is is a rarity.
- That is a rarity you have in LA.
Examples
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I'm something of a rarity.
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I am both a Packers fan and a Bears fan, which is kind of a rarity in either state of Wisconsin or, or Illinois.
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That is a rarity in LA.
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Back then, like music was guy bands and the rarity was the female rock star.
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Little is known about the animal due to its rarity.
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Like it's, it's a real rarity and kind of somewhat of a luxury, I have to say.
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Sam is one of those rarities.
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It's a rarity in the horror field... but it does exist, and it is a force to be reckoned with.
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A lap pool was a rarity during the early sixties when every architect in California
Fiction book (1995) -
Finding such a beautiful gemstone is a real rarity.
Synonyms
An unusual object that people keep because it is rare or interesting
Being the only one of its kind
A strange person or object that people notice
An unusual feature that makes someone or something different
An unusual small object people collect because it is interesting, often from trips or old shops
The state of not happening often
A quality that shows something is uncommon
How different or rare something is compared with what people expect
A small amount of something that people need
A small unusual thing kept because it is interesting
An unusual person or thing not often seen
A person who is not like most people in behavior or ideas
Being rare or not often seen
Being the only one of its kind
A quality of being very different or much better than normal
Rare, valuable objects that collectors want, like old books or antiques
Antonyms
How Rare
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word rarity comes from the old Latin word rarus, which means 'sparse' or 'not many'. It shares the same root as rare, so a rarity is something 'not common' or very unusual.