few and far between
Rare and scarce; hard to findRare and scarce; hard to find.
» We own a few hundred acres between the three of us.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(idiomatic)Rare and scarce; hard to find.
Examples
10 sentencesWe own a few hundred acres between the three of us.
Students who like writing are few and far between.
Студентів, які люблять письмові завдання, можна порахувати на пальцях однієї руки. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
Good people are few and far between.
deGute Leute gibt es nicht viel. — Esperantostern
Guys that handsome are few and far between.
For a few minutes there was silence between them.
deEinige Minuten lang war es still zwischen ihnen. — freddy1
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Attested at least since the 17th century. Was originally reserved for physical objects, suAttested at least since the 17th century. Was originally reserved for physical objects, such as houses, appearing with wide gaps between, but today it is also applied to more abstract things. Being rare also implies that the average gaps between the objects are wide.
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Forms
fewer and further between/fewer and farther between, fewest and furthest between/fewest and farthest between| Comparative | fewer and further between / fewer and farther between Lesson |
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| Superlative | fewest and furthest between / fewest and farthest between Lesson |
irregular
Synonyms
22 synonymsAntonyms
6 antonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.