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Definition of rarity
rarities
1 : the quality, state, or fact of being rare
2 : one that is rare
From the M-W Editors
Examples of rarity in a Sentence
In most sports, athletes over the age of 50 are rarities.
Snow is a rarity in this part of the world.
He is selling most of his collection, keeping only the real rarities.
The rarity of the disease makes it difficult to diagnose.
Recent Examples of rarity from the Web
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Although drive-ins are becoming a rarity across the country, outdoor movies remain a beloved part of Wisconsin summer fun.
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DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander is a rarity in baseball these days — a veteran in his 13th season who has played for only one franchise.
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With the Progress Party now part of the establishment, Norway is almost a rarity in Europe in heading into an election without an outsider seeking to storm the ramparts.
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Users learn things like an animal’s habitat and diet, the rarity of the plant or animal found, and general information about the species.
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Other than football, which has legitimate safety reasons to keep players from going pro too early, the NBA is a rarity in sports these days, not allowing players to enter their league until a year after their class finishes high school.
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Indeed, games like Wednesday’s have been rarities, the Warriors more often sprinting to comfortable blowouts.
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Thomas Allen Ackerman, all 8 pounds 15 ounces of him, arrived at 1:30 a.m. as a rarity, a child actually born in Fort Mill.
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Voters in seven Johnson County cities have what’s come to be a rarity at election time: a choice for mayor.
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First Known Use of rarity
1542
RARITY Defined for English Language Learners
rarity
playDefinition of rarity for English Language Learners
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: a person or thing that is not common or usual : a person or thing that is not seen or does not happen often
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: something that is valuable because there are few of its kind
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: the quality of being rare
RARITY Defined for Kids
rarity
playDefinition of rarity for Students
rarities
1 : the quality, state, or fact of being rare
2 : something that is uncommon
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