rarity
[noun]
Synonyms:
- curio, collector's item, find, gem, treasure
- uncommonness, infrequency, scarcity, shortage, sparseness, strangeness, unusualness

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English Thesaurus: rare, scarce, not common, infrequent, be few and far between, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

rar‧i‧ty /ˈreərəti, ˈreərɪti $ ˈrer-/ noun (plural rarities)
[Word Family: noun: rarity; adverb: rarely; adjective: rare]

1. be a rarity to not happen or exist very often:
Visitors were a rarity in the village.

2. [countable] something that is valuable or interesting because it is rare:
Some of these plants are national rarities.

3. [uncountable] the quality of being rare:
Such stamps are expensive because of their rarity.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

rare not existing in large numbers or in large amounts:
The law prevents the export of rare birds.
The plates are quite rare. Only about a hundred were made.
scarce not available in large enough numbers or amounts at a particular time – used especially about things people need:
After the war, food and clothing were scarce.
People are having to compete for scarce resources.
not common [not before noun] fairly rare:
Silver coins of this period are not common, and could be very valuable.
infrequent formal not happening often:
As time went on, her visits became more and more infrequent.
be few and far between to not be common – especially much less common than you might expect:
Luckily, accidents such as these are few and far between.
Bargains are, unfortunately, few and far between.
be (something of) a rarity if something or someone is a rarity, it is surprising to find one, because very few exist:
Women are still something of a rarity in senior management positions.
be like hen’s teeth informal to be extremely rare:
Good Greek restaurants are like hen’s teeth around here.

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