rarity
Collocations
5ADJ.
complete, extreme, great, increasing, real, still, thick
VERB + RARITY
knit, like, price, snow
RARITY + NOUN
pandas, ussr
PREP.
in, upon
ADV.
only
Definitions
noun
A measure of the scarcity of an object.
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.
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.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
noun — a rarified quality
- tenuity
noun — noteworthy scarcity
- rareness
- infrequency
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Only 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
WiktionaryPlant 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
WiktionaryGreat 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.
Tatoeba · #425789Because of their rarity, pandas have become a world treasure.
Tatoeba · #765996That's a rarity, however.
Tatoeba · #1428465His speech was a properly constructed and cogent argument, which – at least in my experience – feels like a complete rarity.
Tatoeba · #6069296