rare in English dictionary

  • rare

    Meanings and definitions of "rare"

    • (US, intransitive) To rear, rise up, start backwards.
    • (US, transitive) To rear, bring up, raise.
    • Very uncommon; scarce.
    • (of cooking, particularly meats) Cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red (in the case of steak or beef in the general sense).
    • (of a gas) thin; of low density
    • adjective
      (obsolete)
      early
    • adjective
      (cooking, particularly meats)
      Cooked very lightly, so the meat is still red (in the case of steak or beef in the general sense).
    • adjective
      Very uncommon; scarce.
    • adjective
      (of a gas)
      Thin; of low density.
    • verb
      (US, intransitive)
      To rear, rise up, start backwards.
    • verb
      (US, transitive)
      To rear, bring up, raise.
    • thin density gas
    • very uncommon
    • cooked very lightly
    • Not easily found.
    • adjective
      having low density; "rare gasses"; "lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air"
    • adjective
      marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind; "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"
    • adjective
      not widely distributed; "rare herbs"; "rare patches of green in the desert"
    • adjective
      not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness; "a rare word"; "rare books"
    • adjective
      (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside; "rare roast beef"
    • adjective
      recurring only at long intervals; "a rare appearance"; "total eclipses are rare events"

    Synonyms of "rare" in English dictionary

    extraordinary, uncommon, infrequent are the top synonyms of "rare" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of rare

    • rare ( comparative rarer, superlative rarest)
    • rare ( third-person singular simple present rares, present participle raring, simple past and past participle rared)
    • rare (comparative more rare, superlative most rare)
    • rare (comparative rarer or more rare, superlative rarest or most rare)
    • rare (comparative rarer, superlative rarest)
    • rare (third-person singular simple present rares, present participle raring, simple past and past participle rared)
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