rarity Definition
rar·ity (rer′ə tē)
noun
- the quality or condition of being rare; specif.,
- uncommonness; scarcity
- excellence
- lack of density; thinness
- pl. -·ties something remarkable or valuable because rare
Etymology: L raritas
rarity Synonyms
rarity
n.
rarity Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- condition: Nevertheless, it gives us an idea of the rarity of the condition.
- disease: This means that due to the rarity of the disease it has not been possible to obtain complete information on this medicinal product.
Converse of object
- become: These plantations are becoming a rarity due to world coffee markets forcing the spread of high tech mass production techniques.
- include: There is a large feeding area which attracts many birds, including some rarities.
- remain: Direct employer support for childcare may remain a rarity.
- contain: Wildwoods have recently taken delivery of yet another shipment of fish containing some real rarities.
- increase: The wooden bodywork has often not survived all that well, increasing the rarity.
- see: On any theater trip we take, we usually try to see some rarity or other.
Adjective modifier
- comparative: In the late 1980s low-emission types were still a comparative rarity in the UK.
- extreme: The £ 1 million mortgage, once an extreme rarity, is becoming more commonplace.
- relative: The showy cornfield annuals are now a relative rarity in the wild due to ' advances ' in crop weed control.
- real: Ironically, a real rarity was a Common Starling!
- genuine: All this makes for a genuine rarity: a biopic that seeks not to sanctify its subject, or excuse his many failings.
- odd: It was a pretty decent show altogether with plenty of variety and the odd rarity thrown in.
Modifies a noun
- value: The bells ' lack of harmony was felt to give them a rarity value which needed preservation.
- committee: I will be sending a description of this bird to the Australian rarities committee.
- today: It does not accept advertising in its pages, a rarity today.
- collection: This, the third release in our rarities collection is a first time on CD re-issue of the 1981 collection Perspectives and Distortion.
Noun used with modifier

