rarity

Definitions

noun

1

A measure of the scarcity of an object.

2

Thinness; the property of having low density

Only the increasing rarity bothered him, and he thought that perhaps it was this which had turned the heads of other travellers and excited those absurd tales of night-gaunts whereby they explained the loss of such climbers as fell from these perilous paths.

3

A rare object.

Plant breeding is always a numbers game.[…]In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better. These rarities may be new mutations, or they can be existing ones that are neutral—or are even selected against—in a wild population. A good example is mutations that disrupt seed dispersal, leaving the seeds on the heads long after they are ripe.

Collocations

5

ADJ.

complete, extreme, great, increasing, real, still, thick

VERB + RARITY

knit, like, price, snow

RARITY + NOUN

pandas, ussr

PREP.

in, upon

ADV.

only

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting

noun — a rarified quality

tenuity

noun — noteworthy scarcity

rareness
infrequency

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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Only the increasing rarity bothered him, and he thought that perhaps it was this which had turned the heads of other travellers and excited those absurd tales of night-gaunts whereby they explained th

Wiktionary

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Plant breeding is always a numbers game.[…]In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better. These rarities may be new mutations, or they can be existing ones that a

Wiktionary

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Great as is the sensuous beauty of gems, their rarity and price adds an expression of distinction to them, which they would never have if they were cheap.

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Because of their rarity, pandas have become a world treasure.

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That's a rarity, however.

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His speech was a properly constructed and cogent argument, which – at least in my experience – feels like a complete rarity.

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