RARENESS Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

rareness

noun

Definition of rareness

as in infrequency

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as in rarity

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Recent Examples of rareness Some are notable for their rareness. — General Motors, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Mar. 2026 The children, mesmerized, must have sensed the rareness of such a night, too. — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026

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Noun

Others will argue, reasonably, that no other commercial industry staffs onboard physicians on most routes, and that the infrequency of serious events makes dedicated medical staffing hard to justify economically.

— Sriman Swarup, STAT, 13 July 2026
Essentially, the Dolphins at least temporarily have opted for F-1 and Miami Open over Super Bowls, a decision that can be justified from a financial standpoint because of the annual revenue generated by those two events compared to the infrequency of Super Bowls being awarded to one city.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026

Definition of infrequency

Noun

Different statistics are weighted based on scarcity, positively and negatively.

— Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Prices of the precious commodity have swung dramatically from one season to the next, particularly as issues such as climate change, water scarcity and pest and disease pressures persist.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of scarcity

Noun

The dominant eight-wicket win ended an eight-match losing streak in the format outside Pakistan and, given the paucity of success in recent times, a 1-1 draw in the Caribbean was to be savoured.

— Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Despite their popularity, there remains a paucity of human clinical evidence to support their safety and efficacy.

— Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of paucity

Noun

The audit found the programme was already six to 12 months behind schedule because of construction delays and shortages of key components.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
Democratic senators demanded answers about conditions on the ship after reports of broken plumbing, food shortages, and mental health crisis.

— Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of shortage

Noun

The war is threatening years of progress in education and poverty reduction in Bangladesh, whose economy already was under strain.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
New York assemblywoman Emily Gallagher, a democratic socialist, spoke at a rally on Thursday protesting against jailing people who steal items, such as personal care products, as a result of living in poverty.

— Emily Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of poverty

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