Meaning

3 senses
  1. A measure of the scarcity of an object.

    Seltenheit

    ре́дкостьrédkostʹ

    рі́дкістьrídkistʹ

    noteworthy scarcity

  2. Thinness; the property of having low density

  3. A rare object.

    Seltenheit, Rarität

    ре́дкостьrédkostʹ, рарите́тraritét

    рі́дкістьrídkistʹ, рарите́тrarytét

Examples

11 sentences
  1. Blokes who knit are a rarity.

    ruПарни, которые вяжут, - редкость. — amanshi

    deMänner, die stricken, sind eine Rarität. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Because of their rarity, pandas have become a world treasure.

  3. A perfectly clear and windless day is a real rarity.

  4. Your kindness is a rarity; losing you would be a great loss.

  5. That's a rarity, however.

    deDas ist aber eine Seltenheit. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
measure of the scarcity of an object:
rare object:
Русский
By meaning 2
measure of the scarcity of an object:
rare object:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
measure of the scarcity of an object:
rare object:

Origin

From rare + -ity, borrowed from Middle French rarité, from Latin rāritās; compare French r

From rare + -ity, borrowed from Middle French rarité, from Latin rāritās; compare French rareté. See also rare.

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Forms

plural: rarities
Singularrarity
Pluralrarities

regular

Synonyms

18 synonyms
measure of the scarcity:rareness
having low density:subtlety
rare object:hen's tooth
Close in meaning

Antonyms

5 antonyms

Word family

7 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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