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rare

Letters that make rare

a, e, r are letters that make 'rare'

Words within rare

re, are, ar, RA, AR, Ra, Re, Ar are words within 'rare'

Anagrams of rare

rear is an anagram of 'rare'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of rare

rared, rarer, rares, urare are words created by adding a letter to 'rare'

rare is a 4 letter word ending with e
rare is a 4 letter word starting with r

6 possible definitions for 'rare'

Rare as "having low density"

Under this definition, rare is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

rarefied, rarified have the same meaning as 'rare'

Derivatives of rare

rarity, tenuity, low density are derivatives of 'rare'.

Similar to rare

thin is similar to rare.

Example of rare used within this context

"rare gasses", "lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air"

Rare as "marked by an uncommon quality, especially superlative or extreme of its kind"

Under this definition, rare is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

uncommon has the same meaning as rare

Derivatives of rare

curio, curiosity, rarity, uncommonness, oddment, peculiarity, oddity are derivatives of 'rare'.

Similar to rare

extraordinary is similar to rare.

Example of rare used within this context

"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"

Rare as "recurring only at long intervals"

Under this definition, rare is an adjective and has the following properties:

Derivatives of rare

rarity, rareness, infrequency are derivatives of 'rare'.

Similar to rare

infrequent is similar to rare.

Example of rare used within this context

"a rare appearance", "total eclipses are rare events"

Rare as "(of meat) cooked a short time, still red inside"

Under this definition, rare is an adjective and has the following properties:

Similar to rare

raw is similar to rare.

Example of rare used within this context

"rare roast beef"

Rare as "not widely known, especially valued for its uncommonness"

Under this definition, rare is an adjective and has the following properties:

Similar to rare

uncommon is similar to rare.

Example of rare used within this context

"a rare word", "rare books"

Rare as "not widely distributed"

Under this definition, rare is an adjective and has the following properties:

Derivatives of rare

rarity, rareness, infrequency are derivatives of 'rare'.

Similar to rare

scarce is similar to rare.

Example of rare used within this context

"rare herbs", "rare patches of green in the desert"