Rarity

  • 11rarity — rar|i|ty [ˈreərıti US ˈrer ] n plural rarities 1.) be a rarity to not happen or exist very often ▪ Visitors were a rarity in the village. 2.) something that is valuable or interesting because it is rare ▪ Some of these plants are national… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 12rarity — rar|i|ty [ rerəti ] noun 1. ) count someone or something admired or valued because you do not often see or find them: Bananas, once rarities in Soviet states, are now widely available. He is that rarity: a true man of science. a ) singular… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 13rarity — noun 1 be a rarity to not happen or exist very often: The village was so remote that visitors were a rarity. 2 (C) something that is valuable or interesting because it is rare: He had picked up all kinds of rarities on his travels. 3 (U) the… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14Rarity — This very unusual surname recorded as Raraty and Rarity and possibly others, is aptly spelt. It is rare , and its origins have proved to be elusive. Our researches appear to show that it was first recorded in London, England, in the year 1804, at …

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  • 15rarity — noun 1) the rarity of earthquakes in Vermont Syn: infrequency, rareness, scarcity, unusualness, uncommonness 2) this book is a rarity Syn: collector s item, rare thing, rare bird, rara avis; wonder, nonpareil …

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  • 16rarity — noun 1) the rarity of earthquakes in the UK Syn: infrequency, scarcity 2) this book is a rarity Syn: curiosity, oddity, collector s item, rare bird, wonder, nonpareil, one of a kind; …

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  • 17rarity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Sparseness Nouns 1. rarity, tenuity, subtlety, thinness, lightness, compressibility; rarefaction, attenuation, dilatation, inflation. See vapor. 2. rareness, scarcity, uncommonness, infrequency,… …

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  • 18rarity — noun (plural ties) Date: 1542 1. the quality, state, or fact of being rare 2. one that is rare …

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  • 19rarity — noun /ˈɹɛə.ɹə.tɪ,ˈɹɛɹ.ə.ti/ a) A rare object. b) A measure of the scarcity of an object. Syn: rareness See Also: rare, rarely …

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  • 20Rarity — Редкая книга, редкость …

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