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rarity

/ˈɹɛːɹətɪj/noun3 syllables

Rarity means: something unusual — perhaps worthy of collecting.

Synonyms for rarity18

noun, as in something unusual — perhaps worthy of collecting

curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity

noun, as in noteworthy scarcity

rareness, infrequency

noun, as in a rarified quality

tenuity, low density

also used for rarity

subtlety, hen's tooth, black swan, lightning in a bottle, one in a million, rara avis, rare bird, rocking horse shit, unicorn

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What does rarity mean?3

noun

1

something unusual — perhaps worthy of collecting

2

noteworthy scarcity

3

a rarified quality“the tenuity of the upper atmosphere”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with rarity?14

three syllables

clarityparity

four syllables

prosperitydisparitysinceritydexteritypolarityposterity

five syllables

popularitysolidaritysimilarityfamiliaritysingularityregularity
Show 40 near rhymes
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Rarity in a sentence

  • Because of their rarity, pandas have become a world treasure.eastasiastudent
  • A perfectly clear and windless day is a real rarity.Cangarejo
  • Your kindness is a rarity; losing you would be a great loss.Nuel
  • Being in the south of England, snow is a rarity for us.sundown
  • Bananas were an extreme rarity in the USSR.Amastan
  • Blokes who knit are a rarity.sundown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of rarity

as a noun

plural
rarities