rare, adj.
freq. cnt. 10
freq. cnt. 10
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 6
rare
not widely distributed
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
rare
sample sentences
"rare herbs""rare patches of green in the desert"
semantic pointers
similar to
recurring only at long intervals
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
rare
sample sentences
"a rare appearance""total eclipses are rare events"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
(of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside
<adj.all>
rare
marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind
<adj.all>
rare uncommon
sample sentences
"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"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
having low density
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
rare rarefied rarified