rareness

noun

Definition of rarenessnext
1
as in infrequency

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2
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rareness
  1. infrequency
  2. rarity
  3. scarcity
  4. paucity
  5. shortage
  6. poverty
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
  • Collectors seek these modes for their rarity in hopes of collecting the full series (usually 5-15 cars).
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
  • Still, even these don’t quite compete with Team ICO’s trio of brilliance, which have become collector’s items in recent years due to their sheer rarity.
    — Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of rarity
Noun
  • The unmissable experience—the thing worth showing up for, worth keeping the ticket stub from—migrates back to wherever scarcity lives.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 July 2026
  • Many clubs remain in playoff contention, creating a scarcity of clear sellers and making the market for impact players tight.
    — Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of scarcity
Noun
  • Despite their popularity, there remains a paucity of human clinical evidence to support their safety and efficacy.
    — Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • And there’s a challenge in writing about Musk and South Africa, because of basically a paucity of sources.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026
Definition of paucity
Noun
  • Nvidia has secured what could be a $500 billion memory supply agreement with SK Hynix, potentially alleviating a concern as the memory market faces a global shortage.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 27 July 2026
  • One big question, Chan said, is whether CXMT could help with the broader shortage.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 July 2026
Definition of shortage
Noun
  • These measures are especially critical given the high rate of elderly poverty in Asia.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
  • The United Nations estimates that 90% of Syria’s population lives in poverty.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
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“Rareness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rareness. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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