Meaning of RARITY
| Pronunciation: | | 'rehritee
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- [n] something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
- [n] a rarified quality; "the tenuity of the upper atmosphere"
- [n] noteworthy scarcity
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| | Synonyms: | | curio, curiosity, infrequency, low density, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rareness, tenuity |
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| | See Also: | | collector's item, denseness, density, piece de resistance, scarceness, scarcity, showpiece, stuff, sundries, sundry, whatchamacallit, whatsis | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Rar"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Rarities}. [L. raritas: cf. F.
raret['e]. See {Rare}.]
1. The quality or state of being rare; rareness; thinness;
as, the rarity (contrasted with the density) of gases.
2. That which is rare; an uncommon thing; a thing valued for
its scarcity.
I saw three rarities of different kinds, which
pleased me more than any other shows in the place.
--Addison.
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