rare

[rare]

If an event is rare, it doesn't happen often. If an object is rare, there aren't many of its kind. Obviously, finding a rare gem is a rare occasion.

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Early.

Adjective S.
not widely distributed; "rare herbs"; "rare patches of gree in the desert"

Adjective S.
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness; "a rare word"; "rare books"

Adjective S.
(of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside; "rare roast beef"

Adjective S.
recurring only at long intervals; "a rare appearance"; "total eclipses are rare events"

Adjective S.
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"

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Adjective S.
having low density; "rare gasses"; "lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air"

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Early.

superl.
Nearly raw; partially cooked; not thoroughly cooked; underdone; as, rare beef or mutton.

superl.
Not frequent; seldom met with or occurring; unusual; as, a rare event.

superl.
Of an uncommon nature; unusually excellent; valuable to a degree seldom found.

superl.
Thinly scattered; dispersed.

superl.
Characterized by wide separation of parts; of loose texture; not thick or dense; thin; as, a rare atmosphere at high elevations.

Rare

Rare , a. [Cf. Rather, Rath.] Early. [Obs.]

Rude mechanicals that rare and late Work in the market place.

Rare

Rare, a. [Compar. Rarer; superl. Rarest.] [Cf. AS. hr&emac;r, or E. rare early.] Nearly raw; partially cooked; not thoroughly cooked; underdone; as, rare beef or mutton.

New-laid eggs, which Baucis' busy care Turned by a gentle fire, and roasted rare.

&hand; This word is in common use in the United States, but in England its synonym underdone is preferred.

Rare

Rare, a. [Compar. Rarer ; superl. Rarest.] [F., fr. L. rarus thin, rare.] 1. Not frequent; seldom met with or occurring; unusual; as, a rare event. 2. Of an uncommon nature; unusually excellent; valuable to a degree seldom found.

Rare work, all filled with terror and delight.

Above the rest I judge one beauty rare.

3. Thinly scattered; dispersed.

Those rare and solitary, three in flocks.

4. Characterized by wide separation of parts; of loose texture; not thick or dense; thin; as, a rare atmosphere at high elevations.

Water is nineteen times lighter, and by consequence nineteen times rarer, than gold.

Syn. -- Scarce; infrequent; unusual; uncommon; singular; extraordinary; incomparable. -- Rare, Scarce. We call a thing rare when but few examples, specimens, or instances of it are ever to be met with; as, a rare plant. We speak of a thing as scarce, which, though usually abundant, is for the time being to be had only in diminished quantities; as, a bad harvest makes corn scarce.

A perfect union of wit and judgment is one of the rarest things in the world.

When any particular piece of money grew very scarce, it was often recoined by a succeeding emperor.

Early.

Nearly raw; partially cooked; not thoroughly cooked; underdone; as, rare beef or mutton.

Not frequent; seldom met with or occurring; unusual; as, a rare event.

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Usage Examples

I don't know much about only children. I was the middle one of three, and if ever I was alone with mum and dad, it was a rare moment.

Beauty is one of the rare things which does not lead to doubt of God.

But every great scripture, whether Hebrew, Indian, Persian, or Chinese, apart from its religious value will be found to have some rare and special beauty of its own and in this respect the original Bible stands very high as a monument of sublime poetry and of artistic prose.

Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.

Can advertising foist an inferior product on the consumer? Bitter experience has taught me that it cannot. On those rare occasions when I have advertised products which consumer tests have found inferior to other products in the same field, the results have been disastrous.

A rare experience of a moment at daybreak, when something in nature seems to reveal all consciousness, cannot be explained at noon. Yet it is part of the day's unity.

I don't have any fear of intimacy, but rather thrive on it, which is rare in a public person.

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Other Usage Examples

However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship.

Friendship without self-interest is one of the rare and beautiful things of life.

Government workers often get a bad rap, but it's rare for them to receive much appreciation when government works.

Corporations often partner with government after natural disasters, as many companies did in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. As a rule, however, long-term civic/corporate partnerships are still rare .But this need not remain the status quo, as many opportunities are available for such partnerships.

Human beings are accustomed to think of intellect as the power of having and controlling ideas and of ability to learn as synonymous with ability to have ideas. But learning by having ideas is really one of the rare and isolated events in nature.

History has shown us that, on extraordinarily rare occasions, it becomes necessary for the federal government to intervene on behalf of individuals whose 14th Amendment rights to legal due process and equal protection may be violated by a state.

And as a character, what I found very inspiring about playing Dharma, especially at that time, is that the women on television were more neurotic than they were free. And I thought, this is a rare bird and this is unique on television and I think it's really refreshing.