US /ˈrɛrnəs/ UK /ˈrɛənəs/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the quality of being uncommon or scarce

    The rareness of the stamp made it extremely valuable.

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Synonyms
1 noun · the quality of being... rarityscarcityuncommonnessinfrequencyunusualness
Word family
Related forms rarerarityrarelyrarefy

Etymology

From rare + -ness; rare derives from Old French rare or Latin rarus ('thin, sparse, scattered, uncommon').

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