rarity

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈɹɛɹ.ə.ti/ UK /ˈɹɛə.ɹə.ti/ See IPA manual

noun Freq #18493

Meanings

1

noun
The fact of being uncommon or hard to find.

The rarity of the stamp makes it very valuable.
2

noun
A rare and unusual thing.

A snowfall in this region is a real rarity.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the fact of being uncommon... scarcity rareness infrequency

2 noun · a rare and unusual thing. curio

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Opposites

formula model rule standard

Word family

Forms rarities

Derived forms megararitysharity

Related forms anomaly occasionally rare rarely rareness

Etymology

From rare + -ity, borrowed from Middle French rarité, from Latin rāritās; compare French rareté. See also rare.

rarité Middle French rāritās Latin

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# rarity

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈɹɛɹ.ə.ti
**IPA (UK):** ˈɹɛə.ɹə.ti
**Frequency rank:** 18493

## Meanings
1. The fact of being uncommon or hard to find.
2. A rare and unusual thing.

## Examples
- The rarity of the stamp makes it very valuable.
- A snowfall in this region is a real rarity.

## Synonyms
- rareness
- unicorn

## Antonyms
- formula
- model
- rule
- standard

## Derived Forms
- megararity
- sharity

## Related Forms
- anomaly
- occasionally
- rare
- rarely
- rareness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: rarité
- Root: rāritās

## Etymology
From rare + -ity, borrowed from Middle French rarité, from Latin rāritās; compare French rareté. See also rare.

## AI Etymology
Rarity is from rare + -ity, borrowed from Middle French rarité, from Latin rāritās; compare French rareté. See also rare. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it can mean the fact of being uncommon or hard to find, or a rare and unusual thing. Related forms include anomaly, occasionally, rare, rarely, rareness. Derived formations include megararity, sharity.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- Register & Style

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