Rare
English
Adjective
Rare (comparative rarer, superlative rarest)
- Very uncommon; scarce.
- (of cooking, particularly meats) Cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red (in the case of steak or beef in the general sense).
- (of a gas) thin; of low density
Verb
Rare (third-person singular simple present Rares, present participle raring, simple past and past participle rared)
- (US, intransitive) To rear, rise up, start backwards.
- (US, transitive) To rear, bring up, raise.
Adverbs for Rare
unusually; valuably; singularly; inimitably; remarkably; pricelessly; incalculably; immeasurably; fantastically; amazingly; unbelievably; momentously; signally; marvelously; incredibly.
Thesaurus
uncustomary, undercooked, underdone, undreamed-of, unexpected, unfamiliar, unforgettable, unfrequent, unheard-of, unimaginable, unique, unordinary, unparalleled, unprecedented, unsubstantial, unthinkable, unthought-of, unusual, unwonted, upper, vague, vaporous, wasp-waisted, watered, watered-down, watery, weak, willowy, windy, wiredrawn, wispy, wonderful, wondrous, a cut above, above, admirable, adulterated, ahead, airy, almost unheard-of, another, ascendant, at a premium, attenuate, attenuated, atypical, beguiling, better, bewildering, boyish, breakaway, capping, celebrated, cheeseparing, chinchy, chintzy, choice, chosen, collectable, conspicuous, crude, cut, dainty, delicate, diaphanous, dilute, diluted, distinguished, eclipsing, elegant, else, eminent, enigmatic, esteemed, estimable, ethereal, exceeding, excellent, excelling, exceptional, exiguous, exquisite, extraordinary, fabulous, fallen, fantastic, fascinating, few, fine, fine-drawn, finer, finespun, first-class, first-rate, flimsy, frail, gaseous, gauzy, girlish, good, gossamer, gracile, greater, higher, in ascendancy, in short supply, in the ascendant, incomparable, incomprehensible, inconceivable, incredible, infrequent, insubstantial, lacy, light, limited, major, marked, marvelous, matchless, meager, memorable, miraculous, miserly, misty, niggardly, noble, not done, not that sort, not the same, not the type, notable, noteworthy, occasional, of a sort, of another sort, of choice, of mark, of sorts, offbeat, one up on, other, other than, otherwise, out of print, out of season, out of stock, outlandish, outstanding, over, papery, passing strange, peculiar, peerless, phenomenal, piddling, poor, prestigious, prodigious, prominent, puzzling, rarefied, raw, recherche, red, remarkable, rememberable, reputable, rivaling, saignant, salient, scant, scanty, scarce, scattered, scrimping, scrimpy, seldom, seldom met with, seldom seen, select, sensational, signal, singular, skimping, skimpy, slender, slenderish, slight, slight-made, slim, slimmish, slinky, slow, small, sodden, sparse, special, sporadic, spotty, sprinkled, stingy, strange, striking, stupendous, subtile, subtle, sui generis, super, superior, superlative, surpassing, svelte, sylphlike, telling, tenuous, thin, thin-bodied, thin-set, thin-spun, thinned, thinned-out, thinnish, threadlike, tight, topping, transcendent, transcendental, transcending, unbaked, unboiled, uncommon, uncompact, uncompressed, uncooked,
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Middle English rare from Latin rarus "loose, spaced apart, thin, infrequent". Replaced native Middle English gesen "rare, scarce" (from Old English gǣsne), Middle English seld "rare, uncommon" (from Old English selden), and Middle English seldsene "rare, rarely seen, infrequent" (from Old Norse sialdsēnn).
Etymology 2
Variant of rear.
Synonyms
- (very uncommon): scarce, uncommon
- (cooked very lightly): sanguinary
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Danish
Adjective
Rare
Dutch
Adjective
rare
- The inflected formFAQ of raar.</span>
French
Adjective
- rare
Etymology
From Latin rārus.
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Ido
Adverb
Rare
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Italian
Adjective
rare pl.
- feminine form of raro
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Latin
Adjective
rāre
- vocative masculine singular of rārus
Swedish
Adjective
rare
- absolute definite natural masculine form of rar.
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