rarity

Roget category 322

3. Words relating to matter
› 3.2. Inorganic matter
›› 3.2.1. Solid matter

#322. Rarity

noun

rarity, tenuity — absence of solidity etc. 321 — subtility^† — subtilty^†, subtlety — sponginess, compressibility.
rarefaction, expansion, dilatation, inflation, subtilization^†.
vaporization, evaporation, diffusion, gassification^†.
ether etc. (gas) 334.

verb

rarefy, expand, dilate, subtilize^†.

adjective

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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