rare
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
a rare word
Related & opposite
- uncommon similar to
Sense 2 adjective
recurring only at long intervals
a rare appearance
Related & opposite
- rarity derivation
- infrequent similar to
Sense 3 adjective
not widely distributed
rare herbs
Related & opposite
Sense 4 adjective
having low density
rare gasses
Related & opposite
- low density derivation
- thin similar to
Sense 5 adjective
marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind
what is so rare as a day in June
Related & opposite
- curio derivation
- uncommonness derivation
- extraordinary similar to
Sense 6 adjective
(of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside
rare roast beef
Related & opposite
- raw similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | uncommon |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | rarity |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | infrequent |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | rarity |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | scarce |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | low density |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | thin |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | curio |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | uncommonness |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | extraordinary |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | raw |