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rarity::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | low density, tenuity |
| Type of | density, denseness |
| Derivation | rare |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | infrequency, rareness |
| Type of | scarceness, scarcity |
| Derivation | rare |
rarity::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity |
| Type of | physical object, object |
| Has types | nicknack, piece de resistance, showpiece, bric-a-brac, whatnot, collectable, collectible, collector's item, knickknack, knickknackery |
| Derivation | rare |
Examples of rarity
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Safeties are a rarity in the Hall of Fame, and Troy Polamalu hopes that changes.
From the bostonherald.com
Despite the relative rarity of these mutations, Ellis stresses their importance.
From the sciencedaily.com
Hyundai is a rarity among global automakers during this global financial crisis.
From the businessweek.com
The rarity and value of the Fort Lewis souvenir, however, is a matter of debate.
From the thenewstribune.com
His 2003 trip to a neighborhood Mexican restaurant was memorable for its rarity.
From the kentucky.com
But the withdrawal of an audit, let alone a decade's worth of them, is a rarity.
From the economist.com
Mobile phones, a rarity in 1990, are now taken for granted in much of the world.
From the economist.com
The school secured an industrial dishwasher, a rarity in the city school system.
From the nytimes.com
Vincent said the color range has a shade for every tone, a rarity in foundation.
From the nytimes.com
- Noteworthy scarcity
- A rarified quality; "the tenuity of the upper atmosphere"
- Curio: something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
- (Rarities (Ron Sexsmith album)) Rarities is a 2003 album from Canadian singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith.
- (Rarities (Roxette album)) Rarities is a compilation album by Swedish pop duo Roxette, released on 17 February, 1995 in Asia and South America.
- (Rarities (Tatsuro Yamashita album)) Rarities is the compilation album by a Japanese singer-songwriter Tatsuro Yamashita, released in October 2002. The album is mainly composed of the songs which were initially appeared on B-Sides of his previous singles and not included on any albums.
- A rare object; A measure of the scarcity of an object; Thinness; the property of having low density
- (Rarities) 'This is what prolongs the troubles of those afflicted with blind curiosity, i.e., those who seek out rarities simply in order to wonder at them and not in order to know them, for gradually they become so full of wonder that things of no importance are no less apt to arrest their ...
- (Rarities) 2003. Linus Entertainment
