not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness; "a rare word"; "rare books" recurring only at long intervals; "a rare appearance"; "total eclipses are rare events" not widely distributed; "rare herbs"; "rare patches of green in the desert" having low density; "rare gasses"; "lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air" marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind; "what is so rare as a day in June"-J.R.Lowell; "a rare skill"; "an uncommon sense of humor

How many definitions does rare have?

Rare has 6 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

Rare Definition & Meaning

rare

adjective

not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness; "a rare word"; "rare books"
recurring only at long intervals; "a rare appearance"; "total eclipses are rare events"
not widely distributed; "rare herbs"; "rare patches of green in the desert"
having low density; "rare gasses"; "lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air"
marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind; "what is so rare as a day in June"-J.R.Lowell; "a rare skill"; "an uncommon sense of humor"; "she was kind to an uncommon degree"
(of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside; "rare roast beef"

Synonyms for rare

"Rare" in song lyrics

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"Yo' a square and I'm beyond compare and I'm rare"
Aceyalone — A Book of Human Language
"pure blackness, oneness so rare"
Akon — Mama Africa
"I'm sendin shouts that are real rare"
Akrobatik f/ Brenna Gethers — Rain

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What does rare mean?: not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness; "a rare word"; "rare books" recurring only at long intervals; "a rare appearance"; "total eclipses are rare events" not widely distributed; "rare herbs"; "rare patches of green in the desert" having low density; "rare gasses"; "lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air" marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind; "what is so rare as a day in June"-J.R.Lowell; "a rare skill"; "an uncommon sense of humor
What part of speech is rare?: Rare is an adjective.
How many definitions does rare have?: Rare has 6 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).