rareness C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈrɛrnəs/ UK /ˈrɛənəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality of being uncommon or scarce The rareness of the stamp made it extremely valuable. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being... rarityscarcityuncommonnessinfrequencyunusualness ↔ Opposites commonnessabundanceprevalence Word family Related forms rarerarityrarelyrarefy Etymology AI details From rare + -ness; rare derives from Old French rare or Latin rarus ('thin, sparse, scattered, uncommon'). rarus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # rareness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈrɛrnəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈrɛənəs/ ## Meanings 1. the quality of being uncommon or scarce ## Examples - The rareness of the stamp made it extremely valuable. ## Synonyms - rarity - scarcity - uncommonness - infrequency - unusualness ## Antonyms - commonness - abundance - prevalence ## Related Forms - rare - rarity - rarely - rarefy ## Roots and Affixes - Root: rarus ## Etymology From rare + -ness; rare derives from Old French rare or Latin rarus ('thin, sparse, scattered, uncommon'). ## AI Etymology Rareness is from rare + -ness; rare derives from Old French rare or Latin rarus ('thin, sparse, scattered, uncommon'). In present-day use, it means the quality of being uncommon or scarce. Related vocabulary includes rare, rarity, rarely, and rarefy. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown