Rare definitions
The definition of rare is something that exists in limited quantities, that is unusually good, or meat that is not cooked until it is well done.
An example of rare is true love, which is hard to find.
An example of rare is a print by Picasso, of which there are few.
An example of rare is when someone has unusual skill in sport.
An example of rare is a steak that is still pink in the middle.
adjective
Infrequently occurring; uncommon.
A rare event; a plant that is rare in this region.
adjective
Excellent; extraordinary.
A rare sense of honor.
adjective
Thin in density; rarefied.
Rare air.
adjective
Not frequently encountered; scarce; unusual.
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Unusually good; excellent.
A rare scholar.
adjective
Not dense; thin; tenuous.
Rare atmosphere.
adjective
Not close together; scattered.
adjective
Not completely cooked; underdone; partly raw.
adjective
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To be eager, enthusiastic, etc.
Raring to go.
verb
(cooking, particularly meats) Cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red (in the case of steak or beef in the general sense).
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Cooked just a short time so as to retain juice and redness.
A rare steak.
adjective
Origin of rare
From Middle English rare, from Old French rare, rere (“rare, uncommon"), from Latin rÄrus (“loose, spaced apart, thin, infrequent"), from Proto-Indo-European *er(e)-, *rÄ“- (“friable, thin"). Replaced native Middle English gesen ("rare, scarce"; from Old English gÇ£sne), Middle English seld ("rare, uncommon"; from Old English selden), and Middle English seldsene ("rare, rarely seen, infrequent"; from Old Norse sialdsÄ“nn; See seldsome).