rarity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹɜːɹətɪ/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
- /ˈɹɛəɹəti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɹɛɹəti/ Mary–marry–merry merger
- /ˈɹɛːɹətɪj/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈɹeɹəti/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
- /ˈɾɛːɾəti/ (Wales)
- /ˈɹæɹɪtɪ/ (obsolete)
- /-tɪ/ (Scotland)
- /ˈɾeɾəte/ (Scotland)
- (US) audio
- (Australia) audio
- /-ti/ (Scotland)
- /ˈɹiəɹəti/ cheer–chair merger
- /ˈɹeːɹəti/ (Australia)
- /ˈɹeəɹəti/ without the cheer–chair merger
Etymology
From rare + -ity, borrowed from Middle French rarité, from Latin rāritās; compare French rareté. See also rare.
Meanings
- A measure of the scarcity of an object.
-
(of a gas) Thinness; the property of having low density
Only the increasing rarity bothered him, and he thought that perhaps it was this which had turned the heads of other travellers and excited those absurd tales of night-gaunts whereby they explained the loss of such climbers as fell from these perilous paths.
1927, H. P. Lovecraft, The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath:
-
A rare object.
Plant breeding is always a numbers game.[…]In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better. These rarities may be new mutations, or they can be existing ones that are neutral—or are even selected against—in a wild population. A good example is mutations that disrupt seed dispersal, leaving the seeds on the heads long after they are ripe.
2013 May-June, David Van Tassel, Lee DeHaan, “Wild Plants to the Rescue”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rarities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
standard thing · rule · standard · formula · model
Deriveds
sharity · megararity · zone of rarity
Relateds
occasionally · rare · rarely · rareness · anomaly
Synonyms
subtlety (having low density) · rareness (measure of the scarcity) · black swan · unicorn · rocking horse shit · rara avis · one in a million · rare bird · rarity · hen's tooth (rare object) · lightning in a bottle
Translations (92)
tr nadirlik (measure of the scarcity of an object) · be рэ́дкасць (rare object) · el σπανιότητα (measure of the scarcity of an object) · de Seltenheit (measure of the scarcity of an object) · sh rijétkōst (measure of the scarcity of an object) · eo kuriozaĵo (rare object) · hu ritkaság (rare object) · es rareza (measure of the scarcity of an object) · fr rareté (measure of the scarcity of an object) · mi onge (measure of the scarcity of an object) · eo malofteco (measure of the scarcity of an object) · sh рије́тко̄ст (measure of the scarcity of an object) · cs vzácnost (measure of the scarcity of an object) · ca raresa (rare object) · be рарытэ́т (rare object) · tr nadide (rare object) · hi दुर्लभता (measure of the scarcity of an object) · nl rariteit (rare object) · sv raritet (rare object) · de Seltenheit (rare object) · ru ре́дкость (rare object) · es rareza (rare object) · ga annamhacht (measure of the scarcity of an object) · da raritet (rare object) · bg рядкост (rare object) · lv retums (rare object) · nn sjeldanheit (measure of the scarcity of an object) · es raridad (measure of the scarcity of an object) · hi दुर्लभ (rare object) · ru ре́дкость (measure of the scarcity of an object) · cs vzácnost (rare object) · hu ritkaság (measure of the scarcity of an object) · tr seyreklik (measure of the scarcity of an object) · fr rareté (rare object) · te వింత (rare object) · da sjældenhed (rare object) · nb raritet (rare object) · nl zeldzaamheid (measure of the scarcity of an object) · pl rzadkość (measure of the scarcity of an object) · pl rarytas (rare object) · uk рі́дкість (rare object) · lt retenybė (rare object) · sh рарѝте̄т (rare object) · it scarsità (measure of the scarcity of an object) · sv sällsynthet (rare object) · eo raraĵo (rare object) · tr nedret (measure of the scarcity of an object) · fi harvinaisuus (measure of the scarcity of an object) · yi אַנטיק (rare object) · uk рі́дкість (measure of the scarcity of an object) · eo maloftaĵo (rare object) · bg рядкост (measure of the scarcity of an object) · ro raritate (measure of the scarcity of an object) · da sjældenhed (measure of the scarcity of an object) · tr azlık (measure of the scarcity of an object) · sh rarìtēt (rare object) · sh рарѝте̄т (measure of the scarcity of an object) · fi harvinaisuus (rare object) · sv rarhet (measure of the scarcity of an object) · ca raritat (measure of the scarcity of an object) · hi विरल (rare object) · la rāritās (measure of the scarcity of an object) · nb sjeldenhet (rare object) · it rarità (rare object) · hi विरलता (measure of the scarcity of an object) · pt raridade (rare object) · sv sällsynthet (measure of the scarcity of an object) · ru рарите́т (rare object) · nn raritet (rare object) · pt raridade (measure of the scarcity of an object) · mi onge (rare object) · la rāritās (rare object) · bg уникат (rare object) · lt retumas (measure of the scarcity of an object) · eo rareco (measure of the scarcity of an object) · enm deynte (rare object) · nb sjeldenhet (measure of the scarcity of an object) · sh rarìtēt (measure of the scarcity of an object) · nn sjeldanheit (rare object) · sh rijétkōst (rare object) · et haruldus (rare object) · de Rarität (rare object) · et haruldus (measure of the scarcity of an object) · hu kuriózum (rare object) · sh рије́тко̄ст (rare object) · ga annaimhe (measure of the scarcity of an object) · pl biały kruk (rare object) · uk рарите́т (rare object) · ca raresa (measure of the scarcity of an object) · ro raritate (rare object) · nl zeldzaamheid (rare object) · be рэ́дкасць (measure of the scarcity of an object)