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
  • The rarity of the condition means diagnosis can be delayed, increasing the chances of severe symptoms.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Its native structure, the twenty-two-episode season, has become a rarity in the industry, as has its default lightness.
    — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of rarity
Noun
  • Therefore, analysts note that if extreme weather worsens water and power scarcity, the impact could ripple through the entire semiconductor supply chain.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Three of the Florida Keys’ most famous luxury resorts have changed hands in just three months, drawing nearly half a billion dollars from investors betting on a market defined by scarcity.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 26 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
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  • Ukraine's long-range drones have repeatedly hit facilities in Russia's vital oil industry, causing fuel shortages, and have also engaged in a campaign against Russia's largest online retailer Wildberries.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Wage growth hasn’t kept pace with inflation and the city faces its most severe housing shortage in a generation.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of shortage
Noun
  • If their income is between one and two times the federal poverty level, Central Health pays the balance of their monthly premium after federal tax credits have been applied.
    — Olivia Aldridge, NPR, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Born in 1946, in a country recovering from a civil war and a world war, Rodríguez entered a life marked by poverty in the southern Spanish village of Añora.
    — Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
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“Rareness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rareness. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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