Rare definition
Rare air.
Raring to go.
A rare sense of honor.
A rare event; a plant that is rare in this region.
A rare scholar.
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.
A rare steak.
Rare atmosphere.
Other Word Forms
Adjective
Origin of rare
- Middle English rere lightly boiled from Old English hrēr kerə- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Middle English from Old French from Latin rārus
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English rare, from Old French rare, rere (“rare, uncommon"), from Latin rārus (“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).
From Wiktionary
- From a dialectal variant of rear, from Middle English rere, from Old English hrÄ“r, hrÄ“re (“not thoroughly cooked, underdone, lightly boiled"), from hrÄ“ran (“to move, shake, agitate"), from Proto-Germanic *hrōzijanÄ… (“to stir"), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱera-, *ḱrā- (“to mix, stir, cook"). Related to Old English hrōr (“stirring, busy, active, strong, brave"). More at rear.
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From Wiktionary
- Variant of rear.
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