RARITY Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

rarity

noun

ˈrer-ə-tē

Definition of rarity

as in exotic

something strange or unusual that is an object of interest an American visitor in that remote Chinese village is a rarity

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as in exception

something that is different from what is ordinary or expected a meal accompanied by wine is a rarity in this house

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Recent Examples of rarity To put the rarity of the quadruplets' birth into perspective, there were only 144 quadruplet and higher order births in the United States in 2024, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. — ABC News, 21 July 2026 His summer ended with him not playing in the Lakers’ semifinal loss in Vegas despite being available, a rarity for players under contract. — Dan Woike, New York Times, 20 July 2026 That rarity matters because earnings bubbles carry a detection problem that valuation bubbles don’t. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 15 July 2026 Like the dishwasher, this is also a rarity in a tiny house, since most models make do with a shower alone. — Adam Williams july 14, New Atlas, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for rarity

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Noun

One section tracks the influence of the Alhambra complex, in Granada, where artists trekked to whet their appetites for the exotic.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
The four-day contest is a major event on the barbecue competition circuit, with more than $190,000 in prizes across categories like beef, exotics (like alligator, or emu, for instance), wings, and sauce.

— Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026

Definition of exotic

Noun

LaFleur has never said much during these conversations, and Thursday’s first day of training camp was no different — with one exception.

— Doug Haller, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Fresh fruit While fresh fruit such as apples and bananas are allowed in carry-on and checked bags when flying within the continental United States per the solid foods rule, there are some key exceptions.

— Fiona Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 July 2026

Definition of exception

Noun

The system collects readings every 100 milliseconds from roughly 300 sensors on each machine, using time-series anomaly detection and graph neural networks to detect abnormal operating conditions.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
TFMs, however, are built to properly process numeric and textual data within rows and columns, identify crucial patterns, and manage common data issues like missing values or anomalies.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of anomaly

Noun

For the third time in nine days since returning from the FIFA World Cup break, that formula worked wonders for Los Angeles Football Club.

— Josh Gross, Daily News, 26 July 2026
For all his success, Sienkiewicz has never lost the sense of wonder at being able to do work that motivates himself personally.

— Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

Definition of wonder

Noun

Where Tarik Skubal is a roaring marvel, Casey Mize is rarely demonstrative on the mound.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 26 July 2026
Opened in 1910, the original station was considered a marvel of the Beaux Arts style, with imposing, Roman-style columns and an expansive waiting area.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026

Definition of marvel

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