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rare
adjective
1 rare
Not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness.
Roget 473:
improbable,
unlikely,
contrary to all reasonable expectation;
wild [Coll.],
far out [Coll.],
out of sight [Coll.],
outtasight [Coll.],
heavy [Coll.].
rare
etc.
(infrequent)
137;
unheard of,
inconceivable;
unimaginable,
inimaginable†;
incredible
etc.
485;
more than doubtful;
strange,
bizarre
(uncomformable)
83.
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Roget 648:
harmless,
hurtless†;
unobnoxious†,
innocuous,
innocent,
inoffensive.
beneficial,
valuable,
of value;
serviceable
etc.
(useful)
644;
advantageous,
edifying,
profitable;
salutary
etc.
(healthful)
656.
favorable;
propitious
etc.
(hope-giving)
858;
fair.
good,
good as gold;
excellent;
better;
superior
etc.
33;
above par;
nice,
fine;
genuine
etc.
(true)
494.
best,
choice,
select,
picked,
elect,
recherche,
rare,
priceless;
unparagoned†,
unparalleled
etc.
(supreme)
33;
superlatively
etc.
33;
good;
bully [Slang],
crackajack [Slang],
giltedged;
superfine,
superexcellent†;
of the first water;
first-rate,
first-class;
high-wrought,
exquisite,
very best,
crack,
prime,
tiptop,
capital,
cardinal;
standard
etc.
(perfect)
650;
inimitable.
admirable,
estimable;
praiseworthy
etc.
(approve)
931;
pleasing
etc.
829;
couleur de rose [Fr.],
precious,
of great price;
costly
etc.
(dear)
814;
worth its weight in gold,
worth a Jew's eye;
priceless,
invaluable,
inestimable,
precious as the apple of the eye.
tolerable
etc.
(not very good)
651;
up to the mark,
unexceptionable,
unobjectionable;
satisfactory,
tidy.
in good condition,
in fair condition;
fresh;
sound
etc.
(perfect)
650.
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Roget 642:
important;
of importance
etc.
n.;
momentous,
material;
to the point;
not to be overlooked,
not to be despised,
not to be sneezed at;
egregious;
weighty
etc.
(influential)
175;
of note
etc.
(repute)
873;
notable,
prominent,
salient,
signal;
memorable,
remarkable;
unforgettable;
worthy of remark,
worthy of notice;
never to be forgotten;
stirring,
eventful.
grave,
serious,
earnest,
noble,
grand,
solemn,
impressive,
commanding,
imposing.
urgent,
pressing,
critical,
instant.
paramount,
essential,
vital,
all-absorbing,
radical,
cardinal,
chief,
main,
prime,
primary,
principal,
leading,
capital,
foremost,
overruling;
of vital importance
&c..
in the front rank,
first-rate;
superior
etc.
33;
considerable
etc.
(great)
31;
marked
etc.
v.;
rare
etc.
137.
significant,
telling,
trenchant,
emphatic,
pregnant;
tanti [Lat.].
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Roget 137:
unfrequent†,
infrequent;
rare,
rare as a blue diamond;
few
etc.
103;
scarce;
almost unheard of,
unprecedented,
which has not occurred within the memory of the which has not occurred within the memory of the oldest inhabitant,
not within one's previous experience;
not since Adam†.
scarce as hen's teeth;
one in a million;
few and far between.
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Roget 103:
few;
scant,
scanty;
thin,
rare,
scattered,
thinly scattered,
spotty,
few and far between,
exiguous;
infrequent
etc.
137;
rari nantes [Lat.];
hardly any,
scarcely any;
to be counted on one's fingers;
reduced
etc.
v.;
unrepeated†.
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Roget 20:
unimitated†,
uncopied†;
unmatched,
unparalleled;
inimitable
etc.
13;
unique,
original;
creative,
inventive,
untranslated;
exceptional,
rare,
sui generis uncommon [Lat.],
unexampled.
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2 rare
Recurring only at long intervals.
3 rare
4 rare
Having low density:
— Rare gasses.
— Lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air.
synonyms: rarefied, rarified.
Roget 322:
rare,
subtile,
thin,
fine,
tenuous,
compressible,
flimsy,
slight;
light
etc.
320;
cavernous,
spongy
etc.
(hollow)
252.
rarefied
etc.
v.;
unsubstantial;
uncompact†,
incompressed†;
rarefiable†.
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5 rare
Marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind:
— What is so rare as a day in June.
— A rare skill.
synonym: uncommon.
Roget 83:
uncomformable,
exceptional;
abnormal,
abnormous†;
anomalous,
anomalistic;
out of order,
out of place,
out of keeping,
out of tune,
out of one's element;
irregular,
arbitrary;
teratogenic;
lawless,
informal,
aberrant,
stray,
wandering,
wanton;
peculiar,
exclusive,
unnatural,
eccentric,
egregious;
out of the beaten track,
off the beaten track,
out of the common,
out of the common run;
beyond the pale of,
out of the pale of;
misplaced;
funny.
unusual,
unaccustomed,
uncustomary,
unwonted,
uncommon;
rare,
curious,
odd,
extraordinary,
out of the ordinary;
strange,
monstrous;
wonderful
etc.
870;
unexpected,
unaccountable;
outre [Fr.],
out of the way,
remarkable,
noteworthy;
queer,
quaint,
nondescript,
none such,
sui generis [Lat.];
unfashionable;
fantastic,
grotesque,
bizarre;
outlandish,
exotic,
tombe des nues [Fr.],
preternatural;
denaturalized†.
heterogeneous,
heteroclite [Gramm.],
amorphous,
mongrel,
amphibious,
epicene,
half blood,
hybrid;
androgynous,
androgynal†;
asymmetric
etc.
243;
adelomorphous†,
bisexual,
hermaphrodite,
monoclinous†.
qualified
etc.
469.
singular,
unique,
one-of-a-kind.
newfangled,
novel,
non-classical;
original,
unconventional,
unheard of,
unfamiliar;
undescribed,
unprecedented,
unparalleled,
unexampled.
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6 rare
of meat Cooked a short time; still red inside.
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