| rare | (adjective) marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind | Synonyms: uncommon |
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| (adjective) recurring only at long intervals | - |
| (adjective) (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside | - |
| (adjective) not widely distributed | - |
| (adjective) having low density | Synonyms: rarefied, rarified |
| (adjective) not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness | - |
| rarebit | (noun) cheese melted with ale or beer served over toast | Synonyms: Welsh rabbit, Welsh rarebit |
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| rarefaction | (noun) a decrease in the density of something | - |
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| rarefied | (adjective) of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style | Synonyms: elevated, exalted, grand, high-flown, high-minded, idealistic, lofty, noble-minded, rarified, sublime |
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| (adjective) having low density | Synonyms: rare, rarified |
| rarefy | (verb) weaken the consistency of (a chemical substance) | Synonyms: attenuate |
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| (verb) make more subtle or refined | Synonyms: sublimate, subtilize |
| (verb) lessen the density or solidity of | - |
| rarely | (adverb) not often | Synonyms: seldom |
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| rareness | (noun) noteworthy scarcity | Synonyms: infrequency, rarity |
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| rarified | (adjective) of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style | Synonyms: elevated, exalted, grand, high-flown, high-minded, idealistic, lofty, noble-minded, rarefied, sublime |
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| (adjective) having low density | Synonyms: rare, rarefied |
| rarify | (verb) make more complex, intricate, or richer | Synonyms: complicate, elaborate, refine |
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| raring | (adjective) (usually followed by `to') full of eagerness | Synonyms: impatient |
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| rariora | (noun) (plural) rare collector's items | - |
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| rarity | (noun) something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting | Synonyms: curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity |
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| (noun) a rarified quality | Synonyms: low density, tenuity |
| (noun) noteworthy scarcity | Synonyms: infrequency, rareness |