Definition of rare Rare

/ɹɛˈɹ/ - [rer] - rare

We found 21 definitions of rare from 6 different sources.

What does rare mean?

Adjective rare, rarer, rarest
rare - not widely distributed; "rare herbs"; "rare patches of green in the desert"
		scarce deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand; "fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought"
rare - marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind; "what is so rare as a day in June"-J.R.Lowell; "a rare skill"; "an uncommon sense of humor"; "she was kind to an uncommon degree"
		uncommon
		extraordinary (of an official) serving an unusual or special function in addition to those of the regular officials; "an ambassador extraordinary"
rare - recurring only at long intervals; "a rare appearance"; "total eclipses are rare events"
		infrequent not frequent; not occurring regularly or at short intervals; "infrequent outbursts of temper"
rare - having low density; "rare gasses"; "lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air"
		rarefied, rarified
		thin lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare
rare - not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness; "a rare word"; "rare books"
rare - (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside; "rare roast beef"

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rare (Verb)
To rear, rise up, start backwards.
rare (Verb)
To rear, bring up, raise.
rare (Adjective)
Cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red in the case of steak or beef in the general sense.
rare (Adjective)
Very uncommon; scarce.
rare (Adjective)
thin; of low density.

rare (a.)
Early.
rare (superl.)
Nearly raw; partially cooked; not thoroughly cooked; underdone; as, rare beef or mutton.
rare (superl.)
Not frequent; seldom met with or occurring; unusual; as, a rare event.
rare (superl.)
Of an uncommon nature; unusually excellent; valuable to a degree seldom found.
rare (superl.)
Thinly scattered; dispersed.
rare (superl.)
Characterized by wide separation of parts; of loose texture; not thick or dense; thin; as, a rare atmosphere at high elevations.

rare
rār, adj. (comp. Rā′rer; superl. Rā′rest) thin: not dense, as rarefied atmosphere: sparse: seldom met with: uncommon: excellent: especially good: extraordinary.—ns. Rāre′bit, an erroneous form of Welsh-rabbit; Rarefac′tion, act of rarefying: expansion of aëriform bodies.—adj. Rar′efiable, capable of being rarefied.—v.t. Rarefy (rar′e-fī, or rā′re-fī), to make rare, thin, or less dense: to expand a body.—v.i. to become less dense:—pa.t. and pa.p. rar′efied.—adv. Rāre′ly, seldom: remarkably well.—ns. Rāre′ness, tenuity: scarcity; Rarity (rar′i-ti), state of being rare: thinness: subtilty: something valued for its scarcity: uncommonness. [Fr.,—L. rārus.]
rare
rār, adj. underdone—of meat. [A.S. hrēr.]

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