rarity
noun/ˈreərəti/
/ˈrerəti/
(plural rarities)
- [countable] a person or thing that is unusual and is therefore often valuable or interesting
- Wins for visiting teams on Merseyside have been something of a rarity recently.
- His collection of plants contains many rarities.
- (also less frequent rareness[uncountable] the quality of being rare/ˈreənes//ˈrernes/)
- The value of antiques will depend on their condition and rarity.
- Items like this have a certain rarity value.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin raritas, from rarus ‘far apart, infrequently found’.
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