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Overview of adj rare The adj rare has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (6) rare -- (not widely known especially valued for its uncommonness; "a rare word"; "rare books") 2. (2) rare -- (recurring only at long intervals; "a rare appearance"; "total eclipses are rare events") 3. (2) rare -- (not widely distributed; "rare herbs"; "rare patches of gree in the desert") 4. (1) rare uncommon -- (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") 5. rare rarefied, rarified -- (having low density; "rare gasses"; "lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air") 6. rare -- ((of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside; "rare roast beef") Antonyms of adj rare 6 senses of rare Sense 1 rare INDIRECT (VIA uncommon) -> common Sense 2 rare INDIRECT (VIA infrequent) -> frequent Sense 3 rare INDIRECT (VIA scarce) -> abundant Sense 4 rare uncommon INDIRECT (VIA extraordinary) -> ordinary Sense 5 rare rarefied, rarified INDIRECT (VIA thin) -> thick Sense 6 rare INDIRECT (VIA raw) -> cooked Similarity of adj rare 6 senses of rare Sense 1 rare => uncommon (vs. common) Sense 2 rare => infrequent (vs. frequent) Sense 3 rare => scarce (vs. abundant) Sense 4 rare uncommon => extraordinary (vs. ordinary) Sense 5 rare rarefied, rarified => thin (vs. thick) Sense 6 rare => raw (vs. cooked) Attributes of adj rare Familiarity of adj rare rare used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 6) Grep of adj rare rare rarefied Overview of adj rare The adj rare has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (6) rare -- (not widely known especially valued for its uncommonness; "a rare word"; "rare books") 2. (2) rare -- (recurring only at long intervals; "a rare appearance"; "total eclipses are rare events") 3. (2) rare -- (not widely distributed; "rare herbs"; "rare patches of gree in the desert") 4. (1) rare uncommon -- (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") 5. rare rarefied, rarified -- (having low density; "rare gasses"; "lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air") 6. rare -- ((of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside; "rare roast beef")
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